2 Chronicles 3:8

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Chronicler narrates to post-exilic Israel during the detailed accounting of Solomon’s temple construction, specifically at the moment the interior sanctuary is being finished.

The words — וַ/יַּ֙עַשׂ֙ (va/i.Ya.'as) = and he made, and בֵּֽית\־ קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ/קֳּדָשִׁים (beit-qodesh ha-qodashim) = house of the holy place.

The thread — This description of a twenty-cubit square inner sanctuary mirrors the partition in 1 Kings 6:16 and 1 Kings 6:19, while the gold overlay and separation function align with the veil and ark placement in Exodus 26:33.

Why it lands — The text records the exact dimensions and gold quantity of the Most Holy Place before noting the nails and upper rooms in 2 Chronicles 3:9. It asks the reader to recognize the precise, measured obedience to the temple blueprint rather than a symbolic or devotional lesson.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 26:33 And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
1 Kings 6:16 He 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.
1 Kings 6:19 Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.
Hebrews 9:3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
Hebrews 9:9 It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,