Translations
Modern
He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
Traditional
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
Literal
And the larger room he paneled with cypress, and he overlaid it with fine gold, and he carved on it palm trees and chains.
Latin
Domum quoque majorem texit tabulis ligneis abiegnis, et laminas auri obrizi affixit per totum: sculpsitque in ea palmas, et quasi catenulas se invicem complectentes.
Original
Hebrew
English
He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
Notes
The inside of the temple was completed using expensive materials (see 1 Kings 6:15–18, 29).
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Parallels
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Minerals and Metals
Topics
Palm Tree: Wood of, Used in the Temple Temple: Solomon's: Called the Greater House the First Temple: Ceiled with Fir Wood and Gilt the First Temple: Divided Into: The Sanctuary or Greater House The Palm-Tree: Represented in Carved Work on the Walls and Doors of The