Keraia
2 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 3:6

The Temple’s Interior · 2 Chronicles 3:5–9
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Translations

Modern
He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
Traditional
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Literal
And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Latin
Stravit quoque pavimentum templi pretiosissimo marmore, decore multo.

Original

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

Notes

2 Chronicles 3:6

The gold from Parvaim was of the highest quality. By the time of the earliest translators, the exact location of Parvaim was unknown. The Chronicler might not have known it either.

2 Chronicles 3:5–7

The inside of the temple was completed using expensive materials (see 1 Kings 6:15–18, 29).

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon The Tabernacle

Parallels

1 Kings 6:14–22

Places

Parvaim: A place from which Solomon obtained gold

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Minerals and Metals Parvaim

Topics

Gold: Abounded in Parvaim Gold: Parvaim Parvaim: An Unknown Region where Gold Was Found Precious Stones used for Adorning the Temple the First Temple: Garnished with Precious Stones