2 Chronicles 3:8
in 2 Chronicles 3Then 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 3
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIt was set with precious stones, because it was a type of the new Jerusalem, which has no temple in it because it is all temple, and the walls, gates, and foundations of which are said to be of precious stones and pearls, Rev. xxi.
This site's exposition
Then he made the Most Holy Place
on 2 Chronicles 3:8-9
Chronicles measures the Most Holy Place twice, in cubits matching the room of twenty cubits that 1 Kings 6:20 describes. It then measures in weight, “six hundred talents of fine gold” for the room and fifty shekels of gold for the nails. These weights are the Chronicler's own addition.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the most holy house--It was a perfect cube (compare 1Ki 6:20). overlaid it with . . . gold, amounting to six hundred talents--at £4 per ounce, equal to £3,600,000.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The most holy house - i. e., the sanctuary, or holy of holies. On the probable value of the gold, see 1Ki 10:14 note.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| קֹ֣דֶשׁ | kodesh | [the] holy place of | H6944 → | 469 times |
| הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים | hakodashim | the holy places | H6944 → | 469 times |
| אָרְכּ֞וֹ | ʾareko | length its | H753 → | 95 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֤י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| רֹֽחַב־ | rochav- | [the] breadth of | H7341 → | 101 times |
| הַבַּ֙יִת֙ | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אַמּ֣וֹת | ʾamot | [was] cubits | H520 → | 247 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֔ים | ʾesrim | twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| וְרָחְבּ֖וֹ | verachebo | and breadth its | H7341 → | 101 times |
| אַמּ֣וֹת | ʾamot | [was] cubits | H520 → | 247 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֑ים | ʾesrim | twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙ | vaychapehu | and he overlaid it | H2645 → | 12 times |
| זָהָ֣ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| ט֔וֹב | tov | fine | H2896 → | 538 times |
| לְכִכָּרִ֖ים | lekhikarim | to talents | H3603 → | 68 times |
| שֵׁ֥שׁ | shesh | six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| מֵאֽוֹת׃ | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙and he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּֽית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
קֹ֣דֶשׁ[the] holy place of
kodeshH6944 →469 times
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםthe holy places
hakodashimH6944 →469 times
אָרְכּ֞וֹlength its
ʾarekoH753 →95 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֤י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
רֹֽחַב־[the] breadth of
rochav-H7341 →101 times
הַבַּ֙יִת֙the house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
אַמּ֣וֹת[was] cubits
ʾamotH520 →247 times
עֶשְׂרִ֔יםtwenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
וְרָחְבּ֖וֹand breadth its
veracheboH7341 →101 times
אַמּ֣וֹת[was] cubits
ʾamotH520 →247 times
עֶשְׂרִ֑יםtwenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙and he overlaid it
vaychapehuH2645 →12 times
זָהָ֣בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
ט֔וֹבfine
tovH2896 →538 times
לְכִכָּרִ֖יםto talents
lekhikarimH3603 →68 times
שֵׁ֥שׁsix
sheshH8337 →216 times
מֵאֽוֹת׃hundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- Ephesians 3:12
In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
- Romans 5:2
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
- Ephesians 2:18
Through
Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
it leads to
- Exodus 40:21
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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 40:21
Through
1 Kings 6:16He 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.
it leads to
- Leviticus 16:2
And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 16:2
Through
Hebrews 9:9It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:21
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- 1 Peter 3:21
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
