2 Chronicles 3:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 29:2 : 2 So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.
  • 1 Chr 29:8 : 8 All who possessed precious stones donated them to the treasury of the LORD’s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.
  • Isa 54:11-12 : 11 “O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis lazuli. 12 I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.
  • Rev 21:18-21 : 18 The city’s wall is made of jasper and the city is pure gold, like transparent glass. 19 The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates are twelve pearls– each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 3:7-10
    4 verses
    88%

    7He overlaid the temple’s rafters, thresholds, walls and doors with gold; he carved decorative cherubim on the walls.

    8He made the most holy place; its length was 30 feet, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. He plated it with 600 talents of fine gold.

    9The gold nails weighed 50 shekels; he also plated the upper areas with gold.

    10In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold.

  • 2 Chr 3:4-5
    2 verses
    88%

    4The porch in front of the main hall was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its height was 30 feet. He plated the inside with pure gold.

    5He paneled the main hall with boards made from evergreen trees and plated it with fine gold, decorated with palm trees and chains.

  • 1 Kgs 6:28-32
    5 verses
    82%

    28He plated the cherubim with gold.

    29On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubim, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.

    30He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out.

    31He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided.

    32On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubim, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubim and the palm trees with hammered gold.

  • 1 Kgs 6:21-22
    2 verses
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    21Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary with gold.

    22He plated the entire inside of the temple with gold, as well as the altar inside the inner sanctuary.

  • 1 Kgs 6:35-36
    2 verses
    78%

    35He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

    36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams.

  • 1 Chr 29:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

    3Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.

    4This includes 3,000 talents of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

  • Exod 36:34
    74%

    34He overlaid the frames with gold and made their rings of gold to provide places for the bars, and he overlaid the bars with gold.

  • 1 Kgs 6:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible.

    19He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD could be placed there.

  • Exod 37:2
    74%

    2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • 1 Kgs 10:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

    18The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

  • Song 3:10
    73%

    10Its posts were made of silver; its back was made of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple wool; its interior was inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 9:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 300 measures of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

    17The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

  • Exod 37:11
    73%

    11He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • 2 Chr 3:14-16
    3 verses
    73%

    14He made the curtain out of blue, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.

    15In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high.

    16He made ornamental chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains.

  • 2 Chr 4:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,

    22the pure gold trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary(the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

  • 1 Kgs 6:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15He constructed the walls inside the temple with cedar planks; he paneled the inside with wood from the floor of the temple to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the temple floor with boards made from the wood of evergreens.

    16He built a wall 30 feet in from the rear of the temple as a partition for an inner sanctuary that would be the most holy place. He paneled the wall with cedar planks from the floor to the rafters.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    72%

    9to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

  • 1 Kgs 7:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

    12Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD’s temple and the hall of the palace.

  • Ezra 6:4
    72%

    4with three layers of large stones and one layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized by the royal treasury.

  • 1 Kgs 6:9
    72%

    9He finished building the temple and covered it with rafters and boards made of cedar.

  • Exod 37:24
    71%

    24He made the lampstand and all its accessories with seventy-five pounds of pure gold.

  • Ezek 41:17
    71%

    17to the space above the entrance, to the inner room, and on the outside, and on all the walls in the inner room and outside, by measurement.

  • 1 Kgs 6:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5He built an extension all around the walls of the temple’s main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it.

    6The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet wide, the middle floor nine feet wide, and the third floor ten and a half feet wide. He made ledges on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls.

  • 1 Chr 22:14
    71%

    14Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the LORD’s temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

  • Exod 36:36
    70%

    36He made for it four posts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, with gold hooks, and he cast for them four silver bases.

  • Exod 37:28
    70%

    28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

  • Esth 1:6
    70%

    6The furnishings included white linen and blue curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone.

  • Exod 37:26
    70%

    26He overlaid it with pure gold– its top, its four walls, and its horns– and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • 2 Chr 2:7
    70%

    7“Now send me a man who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as purple, crimson, and blue colored fabrics, and who knows how to engrave. He will work with my skilled craftsmen here in Jerusalem and Judah, whom my father David provided.