Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The gold nails weighed fifty shekels. He also overlaid the upper parts with gold. New Living Translation The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold. English Standard Version The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. Berean Standard Bible The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold. King James Bible And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. New King James Version The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper area with gold. New American Standard Bible The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. NASB 1995 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. NASB 1977 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. Legacy Standard Bible Now the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also covered the upper rooms with gold. Amplified Bible The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. Christian Standard Bible The weight of the nails was twenty ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold. Holman Christian Standard Bible The weight of the nails was 20 ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold. American Standard Version And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. Contemporary English Version Five hundred and seventy grams of gold was used to cover the heads of the nails. The walls of the small storage rooms were also covered with gold. English Revised Version And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. GOD'S WORD® Translation The gold nails weighed 20 ounces. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. Good News Translation twenty ounces of gold were used for making nails, and the walls of the upper rooms were also covered with gold. International Standard Version The gold nails weighed 50 shekels. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. Majority Standard Bible The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold. NET Bible The gold nails weighed 50 shekels; he also plated the upper areas with gold. New Heart English Bible The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold. Webster's Bible Translation And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. World English Bible The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the weight of the nails [is] fifty shekels of gold, and he has covered the upper chambers with gold. Young's Literal Translation and the weight of the nails is fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold. Smith's Literal Translation And the weight to the nails to fifty shekels of gold. And the upper chambers he covered with gold. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe made also nails of gold, and the weight of every nail was fifty sicles: the upper chambers also he overlaid with gold. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he also made nails of gold, such that each nail weighed fifty shekels. Also, he covered the upper rooms in gold. New American Bible The weight of the nails was fifty gold shekels. The upper chambers he likewise overlaid with gold. New Revised Standard Version The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper chambers with gold. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he also overlaid the altar with fine gold. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Also the altar he overlaid with gold. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the weight of the nails, even the weight of each was fifty shekels of gold: and he gilded the upper chamber with gold. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Temple's Interior…8Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. 9The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold. Cross References 1 Kings 6:21-22 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. / So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary. 1 Kings 7:48-50 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. Exodus 25:11 Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. Exodus 37:2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 1 Chronicles 28:14-18 the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service; / the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand; / the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables; ... 1 Chronicles 29:2-5 Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance. / Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: / three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, ... 1 Kings 10:14-17 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. ... 1 Kings 9:28 They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon. 2 Chronicles 9:13-16 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. ... 2 Chronicles 4:19-22 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ... Matthew 23:16-17 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ / You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? Revelation 21:18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. Revelation 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. Hebrews 9:4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. Hebrews 9:23-24 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. Treasury of Scripture And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. Jump to Previous Chambers Covered Fifty Gold Higher Nails Overlaid Parts Plated Rooms Shekel Shekels Upper Used Weighed WeightJump to Next Chambers Covered Fifty Gold Higher Nails Overlaid Parts Plated Rooms Shekel Shekels Upper Used Weighed Weight2 Chronicles 3 1. The place and time of building the temple3. The measure and ornaments of the house 11. The cherubim 14. The veil and pillars The weight of the nails This phrase highlights the meticulous attention to detail in the construction of the temple. In the Hebrew context, the word for "nails" (Hebrew: מַסְמְרֵי) suggests not just functional items but elements of beauty and permanence. The use of nails in ancient construction was crucial for stability, and here, their weight signifies the importance and grandeur of the temple. The emphasis on their weight underscores the value and the sacredness of the temple, as even the smallest components were crafted with care and precious materials. was fifty shekels of gold He also overlaid the upper area with gold Whatever may be thought of the apparently incredible quantities of gold and silver stated to have been amassed by David for the Temple (1Chronicles 22:14; 1Chronicles 29:4; 1Chronicles 29:7), it is clear that no inconsiderable amount of the former metal would be required for the plating of the chambers as described in this chapter. And it is well known, from their own monuments, that the Babylonian sovereigns of a later age were in the habit of thus adorning the houses of their gods. Nebuchadnezzar, for instance, who restored the great temple of Borsippa, says: "E-zida, the strong house, in the midst thereof I caused to make, with silver, gold, alabaster, bronze . . . cedar I caused to adorn (or, completed) its sibir. The cedar of the roof (?) of the shrines of Nebo with gold I caused to clothe." In another inscription we read: "The shrine of Nebo, which is amid E-Sagili, its threshold, its bolt, and its babnaku, with gold I caused to clothe." And again: "The cedar roof of the oracle I caused to clothe with bright silver." The Assyrian Esarhaddon, a century earlier, boasts that he built ten castles in Assyria and Accad, and "made them shine like day with silver and gold." And he overlaid.--And the upper chambers he covered with gold. The chambers over the Holy of holies are mentioned in 1Chronicles 28:11. The two statements of this verse are peculiar to the chronicle. The Syriac and Arabic omit the verse. Verse 9. - The weight of the nails, fifty shekels of gold. According to the above scale, therefore, this weight would be a twelve-thousandth part for the nails of all the weight of the overlaying plates of gold. The upper chambers. This is the first mention of these "chambers" in the present description, but they have been alluded to by the Chronicle writer before, in 1 Chronicles 28:11. What or where they were is as yet not certainly ascertained. Presumably they were the highest tier of those chambers which surrounded three sides of the main building. But some think they were a superstructure to the holy of holies; others, high chambers in the supposed very lofty superstructure of the porch. Both of these suppositions seem to us of the unlikeliest. It would, however, be much more satisfactory, considering that all the subject before and after treats of the most holy place, to be able to connect this expression in some way with it, nor is there any reason evident for overlaying richly with gold the aforesaid chambers (2 Chronicles 9:4 compared with 2 Chronicles 22:11) of the third tier.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The weightוּמִשְׁקָ֛ל (ū·miš·qāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing of the nails לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת (lə·mis·mə·rō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4548: A nail was fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty shekels לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים (liš·qā·lîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard of gold. זָהָ֑ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky He also overlaid חִפָּ֥ה (ḥip·pāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2645: To cover, to veil, to encase, protect the upper area וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת (wə·hā·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5944: Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky with gold. זָהָֽב׃ (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky Links 2 Chronicles 3:9 NIV2 Chronicles 3:9 NLT 2 Chronicles 3:9 ESV 2 Chronicles 3:9 NASB 2 Chronicles 3:9 KJV 2 Chronicles 3:9 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 3:9 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 3:9 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 3:9 French Bible 2 Chronicles 3:9 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:9 The weight of the nails was fifty (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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