Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 3:9
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records Solomon’s temple construction details for a post-exilic community reviewing the temple’s historical foundations and architectural specifications.
The words — The text specifies מִשְׁקָל (mishkal), meaning weight, and חִפּה (chipah), meaning he overlaid, to state that the temple nails weighed fifty shekels of gold and that the upper rooms were covered with gold.
The thread — This account of gold overlay and structural planning continues the blueprint David gave for the temple’s upper rooms and buildings in 1 Chronicles 28:11, while the heavy gold usage directly precedes and follows the description in 2 Chronicles 3:8 and 3:10.
Why it lands — The verse demands precise accounting of sacred materials and deliberate craftsmanship, establishing that worship space requires exact measurement and costly preparation rather than casual construction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 28:11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.