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He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the weight of the nails <i>was</i> fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The weight of the nails <i>was</i> fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper area with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also covered the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was twenty ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was 20 ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The gold nails weighed 20 ounces. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />twenty ounces of gold were used for making nails, and the walls of the upper rooms were also covered with gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The gold nails weighed 50 shekels. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The gold nails weighed 50 shekels; he also plated the upper areas with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the weight of the nails [is] fifty shekels of gold, and he has covered the upper chambers with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the weight of the nails is fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the weight to the nails to fifty shekels of gold. And the upper chambers he covered with gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He made also nails of gold, and the weight of every nail was fifty sicles: the upper chambers also he overlaid with gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then he also made nails of gold, such that each nail weighed fifty shekels. Also, he covered the upper rooms in gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty gold shekels. The upper chambers he likewise overlaid with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper chambers with gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he also overlaid the altar with fine gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also the altar he overlaid with gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the weight of the nails, <i>even</i> the weight of each was fifty shekels of gold: and he gilded the upper chamber with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=516" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">The Temple's Interior</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Then 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. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: ū·miš·qāl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">The weight</a> <a href="/hebrew/4548.htm" title="4548: lə·mis·mə·rō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A nail. Or micmer; also macmrah; or micmrah; or even masmrah; from camar; a peg.">of the nails</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">was fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: liš·qā·lîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">of gold.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2645.htm" title="2645: ḥip·pāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect.">He also overlaid</a> <a href="/hebrew/5944.htm" title="5944: wə·hā·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- A roof chamber. Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room; figuratively, the sky.">the upper area</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">with gold.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21-22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11</a></span><br />Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-2.htm">Exodus 37:2</a></span><br />He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-14.htm">1 Chronicles 28:14-18</a></span><br />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; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2-5</a></span><br />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, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-17</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">1 Kings 9:28</a></span><br />They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-13.htm">2 Chronicles 9:13-16</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</a></span><br />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; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-16.htm">Matthew 23:16-17</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Revelation 21:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Hebrews 9:23-24</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/28-12.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Nails</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">Plated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-12.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-18.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-6.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/31-11.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-10.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Nails</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-17.htm">Plated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-11.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-15.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">Used</a> <a href="/ezra/8-25.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-18.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">The place and time of building the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">The measure and ornaments of the house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">The cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">The veil and pillars</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.</b><br>This phrase highlights the opulence and grandeur of Solomon's Temple. Fifty shekels of gold for nails indicates the immense wealth and resources dedicated to the construction. In ancient Israel, a shekel was a unit of weight, approximately 11 grams, making the total weight of the gold nails around 550 grams. This reflects the importance of the Temple as a dwelling place for God, emphasizing the reverence and honor given to Him. The use of gold, a symbol of purity and divinity, underscores the sacredness of the Temple. This opulence can be compared to the description of the New Jerusalem in <a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a>, where the city is adorned with gold and precious stones, symbolizing the ultimate dwelling place of God with His people.<p><b>He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.</b><br>The overlaying of the upper rooms with gold further illustrates the splendor of the Temple. These upper rooms, possibly used for storage or as chambers for priests, were also adorned with gold, indicating that every part of the Temple was considered holy and worthy of the finest materials. This reflects the biblical principle that everything dedicated to God should be of the highest quality. The use of gold in the Temple can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as precious and pure, and whose sacrifice was of infinite value. The lavish use of gold in the Temple prefigures the glory and majesty of Christ's eternal kingdom, where believers will dwell with Him in a place of unparalleled beauty and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who was tasked with building the temple in Jerusalem, a project initiated by his father, King David.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold_overlay.htm">Gold Overlay</a></b><br>Represents the opulence and sanctity of the temple, reflecting the glory and majesty of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nails.htm">Nails</a></b><br>Used in the construction of the temple, signifying the attention to detail and the permanence of the structure.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/u/upper_rooms.htm">Upper Rooms</a></b><br>Part of the temple's architecture, possibly used for storage or additional sacred purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_excellence_in_worship.htm">The Value of Excellence in Worship</a></b><br>The use of gold and the detailed construction of the temple remind us of the importance of offering our best to God in worship. Our worship should reflect the reverence and honor due to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_gold.htm">Symbolism of Gold</a></b><br>Gold in the temple symbolizes purity, holiness, and the divine nature of God. As believers, we are called to reflect these attributes in our lives, striving for holiness and purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_god's_work.htm">Attention to Detail in God's Work</a></b><br>The specific mention of the weight of the nails highlights the importance of precision and care in our service to God. We should approach our tasks with diligence and dedication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_permanence_of_god's_presence.htm">The Permanence of God's Presence</a></b><br>The temple, with its enduring materials, symbolizes the lasting presence of God with His people. We can take comfort in knowing that God is always with us, providing stability and security.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>The temple foreshadows the coming of Christ, who is the true temple and the ultimate manifestation of God's presence. Our faith should be centered on Him, recognizing that He fulfills all that the temple represented.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_solomon's_wealth_found_archaeologically.htm">How can we reconcile the extravagant wealth of Solomon described in 2 Chronicles 9 (especially verses 13-28) with the lack of corresponding archaeological evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_solomon_get_gold_for_the_sanctuary.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 - How did Solomon acquire and transport enough gold to overlay the inner sanctuary entirely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chr_3_4__how_was_the_porch_120_cubits.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4 - How could the porch realistically be 120 cubits high when no known structures of that era matched such a height?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_queen_of_sheba's_visit_historical.htm">Does the account of the Queen of Sheba's visit in 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 have any historical basis or extra-biblical support?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">And a weight for nails for shekels--fifty in gold.</span> The LXX. and Vulg. take this to mean that the weight of each nail was fifty shekels; and this is probably right, for fifty shekels as a total would be a trifling sum to record along with six hundred talents. The nails were used to fasten the golden plates to the wooden wainscoting of the edifice.<p>Whatever may be thought of the apparently incredible quantities of gold and silver stated to have been amassed by David for the Temple (<a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm" title="Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add thereto.">1Chronicles 22:14</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm" title="Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses with:">1Chronicles 29:4</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-7.htm" title="And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.">1Chronicles 29:7</a>), 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 <span class= "ital">sibir.</span> 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 <span class= "ital">babnaku,</span> 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."<p><span class= "bld">And he overlaid.</span>--<span class= "ital">And the upper chambers he covered with gold.</span> The chambers over the Holy of holies are mentioned in <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm" title="Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlors thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,">1Chronicles 28:11</a>. The two statements of this verse are peculiar to the chronicle. The Syriac and Arabic omit the verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The weight of the nails, fifty shekels of gold</span>. 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. <span class="cmt_word">The upper chambers</span>. This is the first mention of these "chambers" in the present description, but they have been alluded to by the Chronicle writer before, in <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11</a>. 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 (<a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">2 Chronicles 9:4</a> compared with 2 Chronicles 22:11) of the third tier. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The weight</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·qāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, weighing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nails</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mis·mə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4548.htm">Strong's 4548: </a> </span><span class="str2">A nail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was fifty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekels</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(liš·qā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of gold.</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He also overlaid</span><br /><span class="heb">חִפָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥip·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2645.htm">Strong's 2645: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to veil, to encase, protect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the upper area</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5944.htm">Strong's 5944: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with gold.</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:9 The weight of the nails was fifty (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>