1 Kings 6:30
And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
BSB
ASV
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
KJV
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
Inside and outside mean in the oracle and in the temple itself. Now we have said above that the evenness of the floor denoted the humble harmony of the holy brotherhood where, though there are Jews and Gentiles, barbarians and Scythians, freeborn and slaves, highborn …
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold within and without. Both the floor of the holy place, and of the holy of holies; so the street of the new Jerusalem is said to be pure gold, Rev 21:21; this expresses the purity and magnificence of it, particularly the holy conversation of them that dwell in the church, in heaven, signified hereby.
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Isaiah 60:17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness…
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