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and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. And he extended chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. And he drew chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. And he drew chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary; and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. And he drew chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Solomon overlaid the interior of the house with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next, Solomon overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold, and he hung gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary and overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next, Solomon overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold, and he hung gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary and overlaid it with gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He covered the inside of the temple with pure gold. He put golden chains across the front of the inner room which was covered with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The inside of the Temple was covered with gold, and gold chains were placed across the entrance of the inner room, which was also covered with gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon overlaid the inside of the Temple with pure gold, fastened gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Solomon overlays the house within with gold refined, and causes [it] to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlays it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Solomon overlayeth the house within with gold refined, and causeth it to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlayeth it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Solomon will overlay the house from the inside with gold shut up: and he will close up with chains of gold to the face of the oracle; and he will overlay it with gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, the house before the oracle, he covered with the purest gold, and he fastened the plates with nails of gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Solomon covered the interior of the house with pure gold, and he drew golden chains across in front of the inner sanctuary, and covered it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold, then he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold; and he made a doorpost in front of the sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Solomon overlaid the house from within with refined gold, and he made a porch before the Holy Place, and he overlaid it with gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold; and he drew chains of gold across the wall before the Sanctuary; and he overlaid it with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/6-21.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/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2137" 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/1_kings/6.htm">The Temple's Interior</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">So Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: way·ṣap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over.">overlaid</a> <a href="/hebrew/6441.htm" title="6441: mip·pə·nî·māh (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Toward the side or inside, within. From paniym with directive enclitic; faceward, i.e. Indoors.">the inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">with pure</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.">gold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·‘ab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and he extended</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.">gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/7572.htm" title="7572: bə·rat·tī·qōṯ (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A chain. From rathaq; a chain.">chains</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">across the front</a> <a href="/hebrew/1687.htm" title="1687: had·də·ḇîr (Art:: N-ms) -- Or dbir; from dabar; the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.">of the inner sanctuary,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: way·ṣap·pê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over.">which was overlaid</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><span class="reftext">22</span>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.…<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="/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="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4-10</a></span><br />The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. / He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. ...<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="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">2 Chronicles 3:7</a></span><br />He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-3.htm">Exodus 30:3</a></span><br />Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.<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="/exodus/26-29.htm">Exodus 26:29</a></span><br />Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-34.htm">Exodus 36:34</a></span><br />And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5</a></span><br />He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.<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="/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="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2-3</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,<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="/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?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.</p><p class="hdg">overlaid</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-29.htm">Exodus 26:29,32</a></b></br> And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings <i>of</i> gold <i>for</i> places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-34.htm">Exodus 36:34</a></b></br> And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings <i>of</i> gold <i>to be</i> places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">2 Chronicles 3:7-9</a></b></br> He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls… </p><p class="hdg">by the chains</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5</a></b></br> And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, <i>against</i> the walls of the house round about, <i>both</i> of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-32.htm">Exodus 26:32,33</a></b></br> And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim <i>wood</i> overlaid with gold: their hooks <i>shall be of</i> gold, upon the four sockets of silver… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">2 Chronicles 3:14-16</a></b></br> And he made the vail <i>of</i> blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/2-24.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-7.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-17.htm">Front</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Overlayeth</a> <a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Partition</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-3.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-14.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-6.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-5.htm">Front</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-34.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-28.htm">Overlayeth</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Partition</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">The building of Solomon's temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">The chambers thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-11.htm">God's promise unto it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">The ceiling and adorning of it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">The cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">The doors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">The court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">The time of building it</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'; 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Gold, being a precious and incorruptible metal, symbolizes purity and the glory of God. This act of overlaying the temple with gold reflects the wealth and resources available during Solomon's reign, a period of peace and prosperity in Israel's history. The opulence of the temple also points to the reverence and honor due to God, as seen in other parts of Scripture where gold is associated with divine presence, such as the Ark of the Covenant (<a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-11</a>).<p><b>and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary</b><br>The gold chains served both a decorative and symbolic purpose. They marked the boundary of the Most Holy Place, the inner sanctuary where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. This area was considered the most sacred part of the temple, representing God's throne on earth. The use of gold chains can be seen as a reminder of the separation between the holy and the common, emphasizing the need for purity and reverence when approaching God. This separation is echoed in the New Testament, where the veil of the temple is torn at Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>), symbolizing direct access to God through Jesus.<p><b>which was overlaid with gold</b><br>The repetition of gold overlay in the description underscores the temple's magnificence and the importance of the inner sanctuary. The Most Holy Place, being entirely overlaid with gold, highlights its significance as the dwelling place of God's presence. This lavish use of gold can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the ultimate temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), embodying the fullness of God's presence and glory. The temple's construction and design foreshadow the perfect and eternal dwelling of God with His people through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon was the third king of Israel. Known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, he was tasked with constructing the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>Also known as Solomon's Temple, this was the first temple built in Jerusalem. It served as the primary place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/inner_sanctuary.htm">Inner Sanctuary</a></b><br>Also referred to as the Holy of Holies, this was the most sacred part of the temple where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. It symbolized God's presence and was only entered by the high priest once a year on the Day of Atonement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold_overlay.htm">Gold Overlay</a></b><br>The use of gold in the temple's construction signified the temple's holiness and the glory of God. Gold was a symbol of purity, value, and divine presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold_chains.htm">Gold Chains</a></b><br>These were decorative elements that added to the splendor and majesty of the temple, emphasizing the sacredness of the inner sanctuary.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>The extensive use of gold in the temple's construction reflects the holiness and majesty of God. As believers, we are called to approach God with reverence and awe, recognizing His purity and glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_worship.htm">The Value of Worship</a></b><br>The investment in the temple's construction underscores the importance of worship in the life of God's people. We should prioritize worship in our lives, dedicating time and resources to honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_gold.htm">Symbolism of Gold</a></b><br>Gold's purity and value remind us of the purity and worthiness of Christ, who is our ultimate high priest and mediator. Our lives should reflect His purity and worthiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_his_people.htm">God's Presence Among His People</a></b><br>The temple served as a physical representation of God's presence. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we should live in a way that honors God's presence within us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_beauty_in_worship.htm">The Role of Beauty in Worship</a></b><br>The beauty and craftsmanship of the temple highlight the role of beauty in worship. Our worship should be marked by excellence and creativity, reflecting the beauty of our Creator.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_solomon's_temple_for.htm">What was the purpose of Solomon's Temple?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_kings_6_14-18's_decor_plausible.htm">In 1 Kings 6:14–18, how plausible is it to have such elaborate cedar and gold paneling without any significant historical or external documentation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_41_with_1_kings_6.htm">How can Ezekiel 41's instructions be reconciled with the different layout presented for Solomon's Temple in 1 Kings 6?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_1_kings_6_27-28_cherubim_fit_the_era.htm">Considering 1 Kings 6:27–28, does the description of massive cherubim overlaid with gold align with known artistic and technological capabilities of the time? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">He made a partition by (the) chains of gold before the oracle</span>.--This phrase is difficult. The LXX. and Vulg. have wholly different readings; but our translation appears to be substantially correct, and to signify either that Solomon made a chain-work decoration on the partition, or (perhaps more probably) that he made a golden chain to go across the entrance in the partition before the Oracle, in front of the veil, so as to be an additional guard against intrusion.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">And</span>. The ornamentation of the holy place is next mentioned] <span class="cmt_word">Solomon overlaid</span> <span class="cmt_word">the house</span> [as well as the oracle] <span class="cmt_word">within</span> <span class="cmt_word">with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle</span> [These words are extremely obscure. The prevailing view is that of Gesenius, <span class="accented">al.</span>, that <span class="hebrew">יַעֲבֵּר</span> = "he bolted," etc. But, if so, what did the chains bolt? Bahr says, the boards of the cedar partition, just as the bars fastened together the boards of the tabornacle (<a href="/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26-29</a>). Gesen. himself (together with Keil, marg., <span class="accented">al</span>.) understands the doors, "he bolted the doors of the oracle," so as to keep them closed, except on the day of atonement. But the literal rendering is, "he carried over with chains of gold before the oracle," where nothing is said of either boards or doors. The more natural interpretation, therefore, would perhaps be: he carried on the gold plates of the house in chains of gold across the partition, and so fastened it to the side walls. Perhaps this was done to avoid any fracture of, or insertion into, the stonework]; <span class="cmt_word">and he overlaid it</span> [What? Keil says, the cedar altar last mentioned at the end of ver. 20. But the altar has now dropped out of the reader's, and therefore presumably out of the writer's mind. It would be more natural to understand the words of the oracle just mentioned, but the adornment of the oracle has already been related (ver. 20), and it is hardly likely that having stated that it was covered with <span class="accented">pure gold</span> in one verse, he would mention that it was overlaid with <span class="accented">gold</span> in the next. It looks as if the cedar partition were referred to, the boards "before the oracle"] <span class="cmt_word">with gold.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/6-21.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">So Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹמֹ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overlaid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֨ף</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6823.htm">Strong's 6823: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay out, lay over</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inside</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנִ֖ימָה</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nî·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6441.htm">Strong's 6441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toward the side or inside, within</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֛יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with pure</span><br /><span class="heb">סָג֑וּר</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḡūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold,</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֣ב</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">and he extended</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְעַבֵּ֞ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·‘ab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָב֙</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">chains</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרַתּוּק֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rat·tū·qō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7572.htm">Strong's 7572: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">across the front</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the inner sanctuary,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which was overlaid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣap·pê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6823.htm">Strong's 6823: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay out, lay over</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/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 6:21 So Solomon overlaid the house within (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 6:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 6:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:22" /></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>