2 Chronicles 3:7

7 He also overlaid the building, the rafters, the threshold, the walls, and the doors with gold, and he carved angels into the walls.

2 Chronicles 3:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:7

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:7 In-Context

5 He paneled the larger building with cypress, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with [designs in the form of] palm trees and chains.

6 He covered the building with gems to beautify it and used gold from Parvaim.

7 He also overlaid the building, the rafters, the threshold, the walls, and the doors with gold, and he carved angels into the walls.

8 He made the most holy place. It was as long as the temple was wide, 30 feet long. It was also 30 feet wide. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold.

9 The gold nails weighed 20 ounces. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.