1 Kings 6:21 “So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he ex…”

1 Kings 6:21

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So Salomon couered the house within with pure golde: and he shut the place of the oracle with chaines of gold, and couered it with golde.

Darby Translation

and Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and shut off the oracle in front with chains of gold, and overlaid it with gold.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

Solomon had all the inside of the house covered with gold, and he put chains of gold across in front of the inmost room, which itself was covered with gold.

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Cross references

“overlaid”

Exodus 26:29 Exodus 36:34 2 Chronicles 3:7–9 Exodus 26:32

Exodus 26:29 · BSB

Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

Exodus 36:34 · BSB

And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:7–9 · BSB

He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

Exodus 26:32 · BSB

Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.

“by the chains”

1 Kings 6:5 2 Chronicles 3:14–16 Exodus 26:33

1 Kings 6:5 · BSB

Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

2 Chronicles 3:14–16 · BSB

He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.

Exodus 26:33 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20The 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.

22So 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.

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