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the Week of Proper 5 / Ordinary 10
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Green's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 3:6
And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.
He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.
Hebrew Names Version
He garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvayim.
He garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvayim.
King James Version
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
English Standard Version
He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim.
He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim.
New Century Version
He decorated the Temple with gems and gold from Parvaim.
He decorated the Temple with gems and gold from Parvaim.
New English Translation
He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim.
He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim.
Amplified Bible
And he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
And he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
New American Standard Bible
Further, he overlaid the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
Further, he overlaid the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
World English Bible
He garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
He garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee ouerlayde the house with precious stone for beautie: and the golde was gold of Paruaim.
And hee ouerlayde the house with precious stone for beautie: and the golde was gold of Paruaim.
Legacy Standard Bible
Further, he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
Further, he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
Berean Standard Bible
He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
Contemporary English Version
He used precious stones to decorate the temple, and he used gold imported from Parvaim
He used precious stones to decorate the temple, and he used gold imported from Parvaim
Complete Jewish Bible
He also decorated the building with precious stones and gold from Parvayim,
He also decorated the building with precious stones and gold from Parvayim,
Darby Translation
And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Easy-to-Read Version
He put valuable stones in the Temple for beauty. The gold he used was gold from Parvaim.
He put valuable stones in the Temple for beauty. The gold he used was gold from Parvaim.
George Lamsa Translation
And he adorned the house with precious stones for beauty; and he overlaid all of it with fine gold.
And he adorned the house with precious stones for beauty; and he overlaid all of it with fine gold.
Good News Translation
The king decorated the Temple with beautiful precious stones and with gold imported from the land of Parvaim.
The king decorated the Temple with beautiful precious stones and with gold imported from the land of Parvaim.
Lexham English Bible
Then he overlaid the house with precious stone as decoration. (Now the gold was the gold of Parvaim.)
Then he overlaid the house with precious stone as decoration. (Now the gold was the gold of Parvaim.)
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and ouerlayed the house with precious stones to beutifye it. As for the golde, it was golde of Paruaim.
and ouerlayed the house with precious stones to beutifye it. As for the golde, it was golde of Paruaim.
American Standard Version
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Bible in Basic English
And the house was made beautiful with stones of great value, and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
And the house was made beautiful with stones of great value, and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he ouerlayed the house with precious stone beautyfully: And the golde was golde of Paruaim.
And he ouerlayed the house with precious stone beautyfully: And the golde was golde of Paruaim.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
King James Version (1611)
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beautie, and the gold was gold of Paruaim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beautie, and the gold was gold of Paruaim.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and he gilded it with gold of the gold from Pharuim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and he gilded it with gold of the gold from Pharuim.
English Revised Version
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he arayede the pawment of the temple with most preciouse marble, in myche fairenesse.
And he arayede the pawment of the temple with most preciouse marble, in myche fairenesse.
Update Bible Version
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold [was] gold of Parvaim.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold [was] gold of Parvaim.
New King James Version
And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
New Living Translation
He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim.
He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim.
New Life Bible
He put stones of much worth on the house for beauty. And the gold was from Parvaim.
He put stones of much worth on the house for beauty. And the gold was from Parvaim.
New Revised Standard
He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold from Parvaim.
He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold from Parvaim.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he covered the house with precious stones, for beauty, - and, the gold, was gold of Parvaim.
And he covered the house with precious stones, for beauty, - and, the gold, was gold of Parvaim.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He paved also the floor of the temple with most precious marble, of great beauty.
He paved also the floor of the temple with most precious marble, of great beauty.
Revised Standard Version
He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parva'im.
He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parva'im.
Young's Literal Translation
and he overlayeth the house with precious stone for beauty, and the gold [is] gold of Parvaim,
and he overlayeth the house with precious stone for beauty, and the gold [is] gold of Parvaim,
THE MESSAGE
So Solomon broke ground, launched construction of the house of God in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, the place where God had appeared to his father David. The precise site, the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, had been designated by David. He broke ground on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule. These are the dimensions that Solomon set for the construction of the house of God: ninety feet long and thirty feet wide. The porch in front stretched the width of the building, that is, thirty feet; and it was thirty feet high. The interior was gold-plated. He paneled the main hall with cypress and veneered it with fine gold engraved with palm tree and chain designs. He decorated the building with precious stones and gold from Parvaim. Everything was coated with gold veneer: rafters, doorframes, walls, and doors. Cherubim were engraved on the walls. He made the Holy of Holies a cube, thirty feet wide, long, and high. It was veneered with six hundred talents (something over twenty-two tons) of gold. The gold nails weighed fifty shekels (a little over a pound). The upper rooms were also veneered in gold. He made two sculptures of cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, for the Holy of Holies, both veneered with gold. The combined wingspread of the side-by-side cherubim (each wing measuring seven and a half feet) stretched from wall to wall, thirty feet. They stood erect facing the main hall. He fashioned the curtain of violet, purple, and crimson fabric and worked a cherub design into it. He made two huge free-standing pillars, each fifty-two feet tall, their capitals extending another seven and a half feet. The top of each pillar was set off with an elaborate filigree of chains, like necklaces, from which hung a hundred pomegranates. He placed the pillars in front of The Temple, one on the right, and the other on the left. The right pillar he named Jakin (Security) and the left pillar he named Boaz (Stability).
So Solomon broke ground, launched construction of the house of God in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, the place where God had appeared to his father David. The precise site, the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, had been designated by David. He broke ground on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule. These are the dimensions that Solomon set for the construction of the house of God: ninety feet long and thirty feet wide. The porch in front stretched the width of the building, that is, thirty feet; and it was thirty feet high. The interior was gold-plated. He paneled the main hall with cypress and veneered it with fine gold engraved with palm tree and chain designs. He decorated the building with precious stones and gold from Parvaim. Everything was coated with gold veneer: rafters, doorframes, walls, and doors. Cherubim were engraved on the walls. He made the Holy of Holies a cube, thirty feet wide, long, and high. It was veneered with six hundred talents (something over twenty-two tons) of gold. The gold nails weighed fifty shekels (a little over a pound). The upper rooms were also veneered in gold. He made two sculptures of cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, for the Holy of Holies, both veneered with gold. The combined wingspread of the side-by-side cherubim (each wing measuring seven and a half feet) stretched from wall to wall, thirty feet. They stood erect facing the main hall. He fashioned the curtain of violet, purple, and crimson fabric and worked a cherub design into it. He made two huge free-standing pillars, each fifty-two feet tall, their capitals extending another seven and a half feet. The top of each pillar was set off with an elaborate filigree of chains, like necklaces, from which hung a hundred pomegranates. He placed the pillars in front of The Temple, one on the right, and the other on the left. The right pillar he named Jakin (Security) and the left pillar he named Boaz (Stability).
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Further, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
Further, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
Contextual Overview
1 And Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, in Mount Moriah, where He appeared to his father David, in the place that David had prepared, in the grain floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 And he began to build on the second, in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 3 And these are the foundations Solomon laid , to build the house of God: the length by cubits according to the ancient measure, sixty cubits; and the breadth twenty cubits. 4 As to the porch on the front, the length, according to the breadth of the house in front, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it inside with pure gold. 5 And the greater house he covered with cypress wood, and he covered it with good gold, and caused to go on it palms and chains. 6 And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim. 7 And he covered the house, the beams, the threshold, and the walls, and its doors with gold; and engraved cherubs on the walls. 8 And he built the Most Holy House, its length was the same as the front, as of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he covered it with good gold, to six hundred talents; 9 and the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold, and he covered the upper rooms with gold.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
garnished: Heb. covered
precious: 1 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Chronicles 29:8, Isaiah 54:11, Isaiah 54:12, Revelation 21:18-21
Parvaim: Parvaim is supposed by Calmet to be the same as Sepharvaim in Armenia or Media; Bochart is of opinion that it is Taprobanes, now the island of Ceylon, which he drives from taph, a border, and Parvan, i.e., "the coast of Parvan;" but the late Editor of Calmet thinks it the same as the Parvatoi mountains of Ptolemy, at the head of the Indus.
Cross-References
Genesis 3:1
And the serpent was cunning above every animal of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it true that God has said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?
And the serpent was cunning above every animal of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it true that God has said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:2
And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden,
And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden,
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she has given to me of the tree, and I ate.
And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she has given to me of the tree, and I ate.
Genesis 3:14
And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all beasts, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all beasts, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.
Genesis 3:17
And He said to the man, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat from it, the ground shall be cursed because of you; you shall eatof it in sorrow all the days of your life.
And He said to the man, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat from it, the ground shall be cursed because of you; you shall eatof it in sorrow all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until your return to the ground. For you have been taken out of it; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until your return to the ground. For you have been taken out of it; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
Genesis 6:2
The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were good, and they took wives for themselves from all those whom they chose.
The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were good, and they took wives for themselves from all those whom they chose.
Genesis 39:7
And after these things, it happened that his master's wife lifted up her eyes to Joseph, and said, Lie with me.
And after these things, it happened that his master's wife lifted up her eyes to Joseph, and said, Lie with me.
Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold, one of fifty shekels in weight, then I lusted after them, and took them. And behold, they of my tent, and the silver under it.
When I saw among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold, one of fifty shekels in weight, then I lusted after them, and took them. And behold, they of my tent, and the silver under it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Precious stones for beauty - Not marbles but gems (compare 1 Chronicles 29:2). The phrase translated “for beauty” means “for its beautification,” “to beautify it.”
Parvaim is probably the name of a place, but what is quite uncertain.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Chronicles 3:6. Gold of Parvaim. — We know not what this place was; some think it is the same as Sepharvaim, a place in Armenia or Media, conquered by the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 17:24, c. Others, that it is Taprobane, now the island of Ceylon, which Bochart derives from taph, signifying the border, and Parvan, i.e., the coast of Parvan. The rabbins say that it was gold of a blood-red colour, and had its name from פרים parim, heifers, being like to bullocks' blood.
The Vulgate translates the passage thus: Stravit quoque pavimentum templi pretiosissimo marmore, decore multo porro aurum erat probatissimum; "And he made the pavement of the temple of the most precious marble; and moreover the gold was of the best quality," &c.
