2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 3:8–10

⁸Then he made the Most Holy Place;^h 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.ⁱ ⁹The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.^j He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

¹⁰In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.

Footnotes

h 3:8 Or the Holy of Holies; also in verse 10
i 3:8 600 talents is approximately 22.6 tons or 20.5 metric tons of gold.
j 3:9 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of gold.

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2 Chronicles 3:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he made	וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the Most Holy	קֹ֣דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
Place	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
its length	אָרְכּ֞וֹ	’ā·rə·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H753 length
corresponded to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the width	רֹֽחַב־	rō·ḥaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7341 breadth, width
of the temple	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֔ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמּ֣וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
and twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֑ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמּ֣וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
wide	וְרָחְבּ֖וֹ	wə·rā·ḥə·bōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
And he overlaid	וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙	way·ḥap·pê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2645 cover
with six	שֵׁ֥שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
hundred	מֵאֽוֹת׃	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
talents	לְכִכָּרִ֖ים	lə·ḵik·kā·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H3603 a round
of fine	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

2 Chronicles 3:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The weight	וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל	ū·miš·qāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4948 id.
of the nails	לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת	lə·mis·mə·rō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H4548 nail
was fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
shekels	לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים	liš·qā·lîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
of gold	זָהָ֑ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
He also overlaid	חִפָּ֥ה	ḥip·pāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2645 cover
the upper rooms	וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת	wə·hā·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5944 roof-chamber
with gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

2 Chronicles 3:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the Most Holy	קֹ֤דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
Place	בְּבֵֽית־	bə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
he made	וַיַּ֜עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
two	שְׁנַ֔יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
cherubim	כְּרוּבִ֣ים	kə·rū·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub
of sculptured	צַעֲצֻעִ֑ים	ṣa·‘ă·ṣu·‘îm	Noun - masculine plural	H6816 sculpture
work	מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
and he overlaid	וַיְצַפּ֥וּ	way·ṣap·pū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6823 lay out, lay over
them	אֹתָ֖ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
with gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 3:8 Exodus 26:33 · Hebrews 9:3 · 1 Kings 6:16 · 1 Kings 6:19–20 · Hebrews 10:19 · Hebrews 9:9

2 Chronicles 3:10 1 Kings 6:23–28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.