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New Living Translation
2 Chronicles 3:6
He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of 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.)
Literal Translation
And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from 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 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 So Solomon began to build the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David, his father. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the site that David had selected. 2 The construction began in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign. 3 These are the dimensions Solomon used for the foundation of the Temple of God (using the old standard of measurement). It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. 4 The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. 5 He paneled the main room of the Temple with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with carvings of palm trees and chains. 6 He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim. 7 He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls. 8 He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons of fine gold. 9 The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of 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
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"
Genesis 3:2
"Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied.
"Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied.
Genesis 3:12
The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:14
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
Genesis 3:15
And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."
And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."
Genesis 3:17
And to the man he said, "Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
And to the man he said, "Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return."
By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return."
Genesis 6:2
The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
Genesis 39:7
and Potiphar's wife soon began to look at him lustfully. "Come and sleep with me," she demanded.
and Potiphar's wife soon began to look at him lustfully. "Come and sleep with me," she demanded.
Joshua 7:21
Among the plunder I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon, 200 silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest."
Among the plunder I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon, 200 silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest."
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.
