Verse 22

So the entire house was overlaid with gold until the entire house was finished. He also overlaid the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 30:1 : 1 You shall make an altar for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.
  • Exod 30:3 : 3 You shall overlay it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and you shall make a gold border around it.
  • Exod 30:5-6 : 5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6 You shall place it in front of the veil that is before the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.
  • 1 Kgs 6:20 : 20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.
  • 2 Chr 3:7-9 : 7 He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors of the house with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. 8 He made the Most Holy Place in the inner sanctuary. Its length was twenty cubits, corresponding to the width of the house, and its width was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. 9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold, and he also overlaid the upper chambers with gold. 10 He made two cherubim in the Most Holy Place, crafted out of sculptured work, and overlaid them with gold. 11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits and touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, touched the wing of the second cherub. 12 Similarly, the wing of the second cherub, measuring five cubits, touched the other wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, overlapped with the wing of the first cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubim were spread out twenty cubits in total. They stood on their feet, and their faces were turned inward toward the house. 14 He made the curtain of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and he embroidered cherubim on it.