2 Chronicles 3:6 BSB

2 Chronicles 3:6

He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.

BSB

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ASV

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

KJV

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Gold of Parvaim - We know not what this place was; some think it is the same as Sepharvaim, a place in Armenia or Media, conquered by the king of Assyria, 2Ki 17:24, etc. Others, that it is Taprobane, now the island of Ceylon, which Bochart derives from taph, signifying the border, and Parvan, i.e., the coast of Parvan. The rabbins say that it was gold of a blood-red color, and had its name from פרים parim, heifers, being like to bullocks’ blood.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It may be, after all, that these were stones with veins of different colors for decorating the walls. This was an ancient and thoroughly Oriental kind of embellishment. There was an under pavement of marble, which was covered with planks of fir.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְצַ֧ף	vay.Tzaf	and he overlaid	H6823 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַבַּ֛יִת	ha.Ba.yit	the house	H1004 →
אֶ֥בֶן	'E.ven	stone[s]	H68 →
יְקָרָ֖ה	ye.ka.Rah	precious	H3368 →
לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת	le.tif.'A.ret	for beauty	H8597 →
וְהַזָּהָ֖ב	ve.ha.za.Hav	and the gold	H2091 →
זְהַ֥ב	ze.Hav	[was] [the] gold of	H2091 →
פַּרְוָֽיִם׃	par.Va.yim	Parvaim	H6516 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Chronicles 29:2
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for…
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:3–5
  David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
- 1 Peter 4:10–11
  As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
  Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- 2 Corinthians 8:3
  For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
- Colossians 3:23
  Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
Through
1 Chronicles 29:8
Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 26:21–22
  From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
- 1 Chronicles 23:8
  The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Chronicles

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Chronicles