2 Chronicles 3 · Verse 9

2 Chronicles 3:9

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
2 Chronicles 3:9, King James Version

2 Chronicles 3:9 in other translations

BSBThe weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.
WEBThe weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
ASVAnd the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
YLTand the weight of the nails is fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold.
DARBYAnd the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he covered the upper chambers with gold.
BBEAnd fifty shekels weight of gold was used for the nails. He had all the higher rooms plated with gold.
WebsterAnd the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

What does 2 Chronicles 3:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels - Bolts must be here intended, as it should be preposterous to suppose nails of nearly two pounds' weight. The supper chambers - Probably the ceiling is meant.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 3:9 in the original Hebrew

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וּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.Kaland [the] weightH4948
לְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.Rotof nailsH4548
לִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.Limto shekelsH8255
חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572
זָהָ֑בza.HavgoldH2091
וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.Yotand the upper roomsH5944
חִפָּ֥הchi.Pahhe overlaidH2645
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavgoldH2091

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 3:9

  • 1 Chronicles 28:11

    Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 3:8

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 3:9

    And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

  • 2 Chronicles 3:10

    And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

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2 Chronicles 3:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el peso de los clavos tuvo cincuenta siclos de oro. Cubrió también de oro las salas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le poids des clous se montait à 50 sicles d’or; et il revêtit d’or les chambres hautes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Gewicht der Nägel war an fünfzig Sekel Gold. Auch die Obergemächer bekleidete er mit Gold.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sed et clavos fecit aureos, ita ut singuli clavi siclos quinquagenos appenderent: cœnacula quoque texit auro.