Bible Strands
1 Kings 6:30
And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the completion phase of Solomon’s temple construction, detailing the workmen’s finishing of the sanctuary interiors.
The words — צִפָּה (tzi.Pah) means “he overlaid,” and קַרְקַע (kar.Ka') denotes the “floor” or ground surface of the house.
The thread — Gold covering sacred architecture reappears in Isaiah 60:17 and Revelation 21:18, while Isaiah 54:11 shifts the material imagery to stones and foundations.
Why it lands — The text states that gold covered every floor in both the inner and outer sanctuaries; interpreters then infer this physical totality signals the complete consecration of the space to divine presence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 54:11 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
- Isaiah 60:17 Instead 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 as your ruler.
- Revelation 21:18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.