2 Chronicles 3:1

AMP: Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to his father David, in the place that David had prepared, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. [1 Chr 21:20-22]

ASV: Then Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where [Jehovah] appeared unto David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

BSB: Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

DARBY: And Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where he appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

DRA: And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, in mount Moria, which had been shewn to David his father, in the place which David had prepared in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

KJV: Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

2 Chronicles 3:2

AMP: Solomon began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

ASV: And he began to build in the second [day] of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

BSB: Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

DARBY: And he began to build on the second of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

DRA: And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

KJV: And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

2 Chronicles 3:3

AMP: Now this is the [measurement of the] foundation which Solomon laid for the house of God: the length in cubits—by the old standard of measure—was sixty cubits (90 ft.), and the width was twenty cubits (30 ft.).

ASV: Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

BSB: The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.

DARBY: And this was Solomon's foundation for the construction of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

DRA: Now these are the foundations, which Solomon laid, to build the house of God, the length by the first measure sixty cubits, the breadth twenty cubits.

KJV: Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

2 Chronicles 3:4

AMP: The porch in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it inside with pure gold.

ASV: And the porch that was before [the house], the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

BSB: The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

DARBY: And the porch which was in front was twenty cubits in length, in front of the house broadways, and the height was a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

DRA: And the porch in the front, which was extended in length according to the measure of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits: and the height was a hundred and twenty cubits: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

KJV: And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 3:5

AMP: He overlaid the main room [the Holy Place] with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with palm trees and chains.

ASV: And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.

BSB: He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.

DARBY: And the greater house he boarded with cypress-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set on it palm-trees and chains.

DRA: And the greater house he ceiled with deal boards, and overlaid them with plates of fine gold throughout: and he graved in them palm trees, and like little chains interlaced with one another.

KJV: And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

2 Chronicles 3:6

AMP: And he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.

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

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

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

DRA: He paved also the floor of the temple with most precious marble, of great beauty.

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

2 Chronicles 3:7

AMP: He also overlaid the house [the Holy Place] with gold—the beams, the thresholds, and its walls and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.

ASV: He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.

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

DARBY: And he covered the house, the beams, the threshold, and its walls, and its doors with gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls.

DRA: And the gold of the plates with which he overlaid the house, and the beams thereof, and the posts, and the walls, and the doors was of the finest: and he graved cherubims on the walls.

KJV: He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.

2 Chronicles 3:8

AMP: Now he made the room of the Holy of Holies: its length equaling the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.

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.

BSB: Then 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.

DARBY: And he made the house of the most holy place, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

DRA: He made also the house of the holy of holies: the length of it according to the breadth of the temple, twenty cubits, and the breadth of it in like manner twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with plates of gold, amounting to about 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.

2 Chronicles 3:9

AMP: The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

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

BSB: The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

DARBY: And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he covered the upper chambers with gold.

DRA: He made also nails of gold, and the weight of every nail was fifty sicles: the upper chambers also he overlaid with gold.

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

2 Chronicles 3:10

AMP: And in the Holy of Holies he made two sculptured cherubim, and overlaid them with gold.

ASV: And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

BSB: In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.

DARBY: And in the house of the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work, and they overlaid them with gold.

DRA: He made also in the house of the holy of holies two cherubims of image work: and he overlaid them with gold.

KJV: And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:11

AMP: The wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the other cherub’s wing.

ASV: And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one [cherub] was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was [likewise] five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

BSB: The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.

DARBY: And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house; and the other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the other cherub.

DRA: The wings of the cherubims were extended twenty cubits, so that one wing was five cubits long, and reached to the wall of the house: and the other was also five cubits long, and reached to the wing of the other cherub.

KJV: And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

2 Chronicles 3:12

AMP: The wing of the other cherub, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house; and its other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the first cherub.

ASV: And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits [also], joining to the wing of the other cherub.

BSB: The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.

DARBY: And the wing of the other cherub of five cubits touched the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits joining the wing of the other cherub.

DRA: In like manner the wing of the other cherub, was five cubits long, and reached to the wall: and his other wing was five cubits long, and touched the wing of the other cherub.

KJV: And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

2 Chronicles 3:13

AMP: The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, their faces toward the Holy Place (the main room).

ASV: The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

BSB: So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.

DARBY: The wings of these cherubim spread forth were twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

DRA: So the wings of the two cherubims were spread forth, and were extended twenty cubits: and they stood upright on their feet, and their faces were turned toward the house without.

KJV: The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

2 Chronicles 3:14

AMP: He made the veil [between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies] of blue, purple, and crimson colors, and fine linen, and embroidered cherubim on it.

ASV: And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.

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

DARBY: And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and byssus, and made cherubim upon it.

DRA: He made also a veil of violet, purple, scarlet, and silk: and wrought in it cherubims.

KJV: And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.

2 Chronicles 3:15

AMP: He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each one was five cubits.

ASV: Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

BSB: In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.

DARBY: And before the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits long; and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

DRA: He made also before the doors of the temple two pillars, which were five and thirty cubits high: and their chapiters were five cubits.

KJV: Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

2 Chronicles 3:16

AMP: He made chains [like a necklace] in the inner sanctuary and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.

ASV: And he made chains in the oracle, and put [them] on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

BSB: He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.

DARBY: And he made chains [as] in the oracle, and he put them on the top of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

DRA: He made also as it were little chains in the oracle, and he put them on the heads of the pillars: and a hundred pomegranates, which he put between the little chains.

KJV: And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

2 Chronicles 3:17

AMP: He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right, the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin (may He establish) and the one on the left Boaz (in Him is strength).

ASV: And he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

BSB: Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.

DARBY: And he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; and he called the name of that on the right Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

DRA: These pillars he put at the entrance of the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left: that which was on the right hand, he called Jachin: and that on the left hand, Boot.

KJV: And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

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