1 Kings 6 · Verse 22

1 Kings 6:22

And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
1 Kings 6:22, King James Version

1 Kings 6:22 in other translations

BSBSo he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
WEBHe overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.
ASVAnd the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.
YLTAnd the whole of the house he hath overlaid with gold, till the completion of all the house; and the whole of the altar that the oracle hath, he hath overlaid with gold.
DARBYAnd the whole house he overlaid with gold, the whole house entirely; also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
BBEPlates of gold were put all through the house till it was covered completely (and the altar in the inmost room was all covered with gold).
WebsterAnd the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

What does 1 Kings 6:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 The whole house he overlaid with gold - It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 6:15-38

See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical…

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1 Kings 6:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
צִפָּ֥הtzi.Pahhe overlaidH6823
זָהָ֖בza.HavgoldH2091
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
תֹּ֣םtomwas finishedH8552
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
אֲֽשֶׁר\־'asher-whichH834
לַדְּבִ֖ירla.de.Vir[belonged] to the innermost roomH1687
צִפָּ֥הtzi.Pahhe overlaidH6823
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavgoldH2091

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 6:22

  • Exodus 30:1

    And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

  • Exodus 30:3

    And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

  • 1 Kings 6:20

    And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

  • 2 Chronicles 3:7-14

    He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls. And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. …

  • Exodus 30:5-6

    And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the whole house.It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building; but both must have been immense.
also.
20; Ex 30:1,3,5,6; 2Ch 3:7-14
the whole altar.This was the altar of incense without the vail, in the holy place, which was twice the length of the most holy place.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 6:22

    And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

  • 1 Kings 6:23

    And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

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1 Kings 6:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cubrió pues de oro toda la casa hasta el cabo; y asimismo vistió de oro todo el altar que estaba delante del oráculo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il recouvrit d’or toute la maison, toute la maison entièrement. Et il recouvrit d’or tout l’autel qui appartenait à l’oracle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das ganze Haus überzog er mit Gold, das ganze Haus vollständig; auch den ganzen Altar, der zum Sprachorte gehörte, überzog er mit Gold.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nihilque erat in templo quod non auro tegeretur: sed et totum altare oraculi texit auro.