2 Chronicles 3:9

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
weight	וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל u.mish.Kal	H4948	weight (numerically estimated) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
nails	לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת le.mis.me.Rot	H4548	a peg (as bristling from the surface) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
shekels	לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים lish.ka.Lim	H8255	probably a weight · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
gold	זָהָ֑ב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute
overlaid	חִפָּ֥ה chi.Pah	H2645	to cover · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
chambers	וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת ve.ha.'a.li.Yot	H5944	something lofty · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
gold	זָהָֽב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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1 Chronicles 28:11 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 cham…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 3:1-9

Here is, I. The place where the temple was built. Solomon was neither at liberty to choose nor at a loss to fix the place. It was before determined (Ch1 22:1), which was an ease to his mind. 1. It must be at Jerusalem; for that was the place where God had chosen to put his name there. The royal city must be the holy city. There must be the testimony of Israel; for there are set the thrones of judgment, Psa 122:4, Psa 122:5. 2. It must be on Mount Moriah, which, some think, was that very place in the land of Moriah where Abraham offered Isaac, Gen 22:2. So the Targum says expressly, adding, But he was delivered by the word of the Lord, and a ram provided in his place. That was typical of Chri…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 3:8

DIMENSIONS, &C., OF THE MOST HOLY HOUSE. (Ch2 3:8-13) the most holy house--It was a perfect cube (compare Kg1 6:20). overlaid it with . . . gold, amounting to six hundred talents--at Â£4 per ounce, equal to Â£3,600,000.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 3:9

The weight of the nails was fifty shekels - Bolts must be here intended, as it should be preposterous to suppose nails of nearly two pounds' weight. The supper chambers - Probably the ceiling is meant.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1

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Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 3:8-9

The most holy place, with the figures of the cherubim and the veil; cf. Kg1 6:19-28. - The length of the most holy place in front of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, consequently measured in the same way as the porch (Ch2 3:4); the breadth, i.e., the depth of it, also twenty cubits. The height, which was the same (Kg1 6:20), is not stated; but instead of that we have the weight of the gold which was used for the gilding, which is omitted in 1 Kings 6, viz., 600 talents for the overlaying of the walls, and 50 shekels for the nails to fasten the sheet gold on the wainscotting. He covered the upper chambers of the most holy place also with gold; see Ch1 28:11. This is not noticed in 1 K…

Dictionary and topics

Ceiling — The covering (1 Kings 7:3, 7) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (2 Chr. 3:5; Jer. 22:14). Ceilings were sometimes adorned with various ornaments in stucco, gold, silver,…
Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Nail — For fastening. (1.) Hebrew yathed, “piercing,” a peg or nail of any material (Ezek. 15:3), more especially a tent-peg (Ex. 27:19; 35:18; 38:20), with one of which Jael (q.v.) pierced the temples of…
Temple — First used of the tabernacle, which is called “the temple of the Lord” (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ’s human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called…
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Nail · Ma — Ma

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2 Chronicles 3:9

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Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 3:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 3:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 3:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 3:8-9

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2 Chronicles 3:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 3:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 3:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 3:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 3:8-9

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 3:8

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