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1 Kings 6:21

1 Kings 6:21
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the whole house he overlaid with gold,.... Both the holy place, and the most holy place:

until he had finished all the house; in this splendid and glorious manner:

also the whole altar that…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The house - i. e., the main chamber. The chains of gold - Omit “the.” Their object was to form a barrier between the holy place and the holy of holies.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 6:15-38

Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building.

1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

with pure gold The adjective, or rather participle, as it is in Hebrew, signifies -closed," -shut up." The traditional rendering is that of the text, supported by the Chaldee, the Vulgate and Kimchi;…