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2 Chronicles 3:8

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He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

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2 Chronicles 3:8 in other translations

And he made the most holy house: the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

2 Chronicles 3:8 · American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 3:8 in context

  1. 6He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.
  2. 7He also overlaid the house, the beams, the thresholds, its walls, and its doors with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.
  3. 8He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
  4. 9The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
  5. 10In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving; and they overlaid them with gold.