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He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons of fine gold. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a> And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he made the room of the Most Holy Place: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now he made the room of the holy of holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now he made the room of the holy of holies: its length, across the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he made the room of the Holy of Holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now he made the room of the Holy of Holies: its length equaling the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with forty-five thousand pounds of fine gold. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The most holy place was nine meters square, and its walls were covered with over 20 tons of fine gold. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He made the most holy place. It was as long as the temple was wide, 30 feet long. It was also 30 feet wide. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The inner room, called the Most Holy Place, was 30 feet long and 30 feet wide, which was the full width of the Temple. Twenty-five tons of gold were used to cover the walls of the Most Holy Place; <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> With respect to the Most Holy Place in the Temple, its length across the width of the Temple was 20 cubits, and its width extended 20 cubits. Solomon overlaid it with 600 talents of pure gold. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a> He made the most holy place; its length was 30 feet, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. He plated it with 600 talents of fine gold. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He made the most holy house: its length, according to the breadth of the house, was thirty-four feet and five inches, and its breadth thirty-four feet and five inches; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he made the most holy house, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth of it twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he makes the most holy house: its length by the front of the breadth of the house—twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and he covers it with six hundred talents of fine gold; <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he maketh the most holy house: its length is by the front of the breadth of the house twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and he covereth it with good gold, to six hundred talents; <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will make the house of the holy of holies, its length upon the face of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits: and he will cover it with good gold to six hundred talents.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He made also the house of the holy of holies: the length of it according to the breadth of the temple, twenty cubits, and the breadth of it in like manner twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with plates of gold, amounting to about six hundred talents. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Also, he made the house of the Holy of Holies. Its length, in accord with the width of the temple, was of twenty cubits. And its width, similarly, was of twenty cubits. And he covered it with layers of gold, of about six hundred talents. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a> He also made the room of the holy of holies. Its length corresponded to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width was also twenty cubits. He overlaid it with fine gold to the amount of six hundred talents. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He made the most holy place; its length, corresponding to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; he overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he made the sanctuary of the holy of holies; its length was the same as the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he made the house of the Holy of Holies; its length by the face of the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits, and he overlaid it with pure gold of six hundred talents.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he made the most holy place; 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. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he built the holy of holies, its length was according to the front of the other house, the breadth of the house was twenty cubits, and the length twenty cubits: and he gilded it with pure gold for cherubs, to the amount of six hundred talents. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=501" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">The Temple's Interior</a> …7He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. 8<a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Then he made</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/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-msc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the Most Holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qo·ḏā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">Place;</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ā·rə·kōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">its length</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">corresponded to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ- (N-msc) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">the width</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/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits long</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">and twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rā·ḥə·bōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2645.htm" title="2645: way·ḥap·pê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect.">And he overlaid the inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš (Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">with six</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: lə·ḵik·kā·rîm (Prep-l:: N-fp) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">talents</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">of fine</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> 9The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20-22</a> 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. / 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. <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-22</a> And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ... <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Hebrews 9:3-5</a> Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / 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. / Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. <a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6-8</a> Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. <a href="/exodus/37-1.htm">Exodus 37:1-9</a> Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ... <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a> Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33-34</a> And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. / Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place. <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a> At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split. <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">1 Kings 6:19</a> Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there. <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20-21</a> Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. / Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him. <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a> The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” <a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16</a> He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. <a href="/exodus/36-35.htm">Exodus 36:35-38</a> Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. / He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts. / For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, ... <a href="/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5</a> After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.the most holy<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33</a> And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.<a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">1 Kings 6:19,20</a> And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD… <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Hebrews 9:3,9</a> And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; 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The Most Holy Place, also known as the Holy of Holies, was the innermost and most sacred area of the temple. It was the place where the presence of God was believed to dwell, and only the high priest could enter, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement (<a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2-34</a>). This construction was a continuation of the pattern established by the tabernacle in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33-34</a>). The Most Holy Place symbolized the heavenly throne room of God and foreshadowed the ultimate access to God provided through Jesus Christ, who is described as our high priest (<a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-12</a>).its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. The dimensions of the Most Holy Place were a perfect cube, measuring twenty cubits by twenty cubits. This symmetry and perfection reflect the divine order and completeness associated with God's presence. The use of the cubit, an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches, indicates that the room was approximately 30 feet by 30 feet. This design mirrors the heavenly city described in <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a>, which is also a perfect cube, symbolizing the ultimate dwelling place of God with humanity.And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. The overlaying of the Most Holy Place with gold signifies the immense value and purity associated with God's presence. Gold, a symbol of royalty and divinity, was used extensively in the temple's construction, emphasizing the sacredness and glory of the space. Six hundred talents of gold is an enormous quantity, highlighting the wealth and resources dedicated to the temple. This lavish use of gold can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as having a divine nature and being of infinite worth (<a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a>). The use of gold also connects to the heavenly city in Revelation, where the streets are described as pure gold (<a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Revelation 21:21</a>), symbolizing the eternal glory and purity of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who was tasked with building the temple, fulfilling his father David's vision. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_most_holy_place.htm">The Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies)</a> The innermost and most sacred area of the temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/f/fine_gold_overlay.htm">Fine Gold Overlay</a> Represents the wealth and splendor dedicated to God, signifying the value and reverence of the sacred space. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a> Though not mentioned in this specific verse, it is implied as the central focus of the Most Holy Place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_presence.htm">Reverence for God's Presence</a> The elaborate design and costly materials of the Most Holy Place remind us of the reverence due to God. We should approach worship with awe and respect, recognizing the holiness of God. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_perfection.htm">Symbolism of Perfection</a> The dimensions of the Most Holy Place (a perfect cube) symbolize divine perfection and completeness. In our spiritual lives, we should strive for holiness and completeness in Christ. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_in_worship.htm">Generosity in Worship</a> The use of fine gold signifies the importance of giving our best to God. We are called to offer our time, talents, and resources generously in service to Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_among_us.htm">God's Dwelling Among Us</a> The Most Holy Place was where God's presence dwelled among His people. Today, through the Holy Spirit, God dwells within us, making our bodies temples of the Holy Spirit.<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>(c) THE HOLY OF HOLIES, OR CHANCEL, WITH THE CHERUBIM AND THE VAIL (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/3-8.htm" title="And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.">2Chronicles 3:8-14</a>).(8) The most holy house.--The chamber of the Holy of holies, or chancel, called also the oracle (D?bir), <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm" title="And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:">1Kings 6:5</a>. (So <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm" title="And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.">2Chronicles 3:10</a>.)The length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits.--Its length before the breadth of the house was twenty cubits. (See Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm" title="And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.">2Chronicles 3:4</a>.)And the breadth thereof twenty cubits.--<a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm" title="And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.">1Kings 6:20</a> adds that the height also was twenty cubits, so that the chamber formed a perfect cube. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - The most holy house. The writer proceeds from speaking of "the greater house" (ver. 5), or holy place, to the "holy of holies." The parallel (<a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20</a>) adds the height, as also 20 cubits. Six hundred talents. It is impossible to assert with any accuracy the money value intended here. Six hundred talents of gold is an amazing proportion of the yearly revenue of 666 talents of gold, spoken of in <a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14</a>. This latter amount is worth, in Keil's estimate, about three million and three quarters of our money, but in Peele's estimate nearer double that! The Hebrew, Phoenician, and Assyrian unit of weight is the same, and one quite different from the Egyptian. The silver talent (Hebrew, ciccar, כִּכָּר) contained 60 manehs, each maneh being equal to 50 shekels, and a shekel being worth 220 grains; i.e. there were 3000 shekels, or 660,000 grains, in such talent. But the gold talent con-rained 100 manehs, the maneh 100 shekels, and the shekel 132 grains, making this gold talent the equivalent of 10,000 shekels, or 1,320,000 grains. The "holy shekel," or "shekel of the sanctuary," could be either of gold or silver (<a href="/exodus/38-4.htm">Exodus 38:4, 5</a>). (For some treatment of this still unsatisfactory subject, see Dr. Smith's . Bible Dictionary,' 3:1727-1736; and Conder's ' Handbook to the Bible,' 2nd edit., pp. 64-78, 81.) <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then he made וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the Most Holy קֹ֣דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity Place; בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house its length אָרְכּ֞וֹ (’ā·rə·kōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length corresponded to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the width רֹֽחַב־ (rō·ḥaḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width of the temple, הַבַּ֙יִת֙ (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house twenty עֶשְׂרִ֔ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cubits [long] אַמּ֣וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base and twenty עֶשְׂרִ֑ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמּ֣וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide, וְרָחְבּ֖וֹ (wə·rā·ḥə·bōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width and he overlaid [the inside] וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙ (way·ḥap·pê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2645.htm">Strong's 2645: </a> To cover, to veil, to encase, protect with six שֵׁ֥שׁ (šêš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> Six (a cardinal number) hundred מֵאֽוֹת׃ (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred talents לְכִכָּרִ֖ים (lə·ḵik·kā·rîm) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) of fine ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good gold. זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:8 He made the most holy house: its (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:9" /></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>