2 Chronicles 3:5
“And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The greater house - i. e., the holy place, or main chamber of the temple, intervening between the porch and the holy of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 3:1-9
Here is, I. The place where the temple was built. Solomon was neither at liberty to choose nor at a loss to fix the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
5 7 (cp. 1Ki 6:15; 1Ki 6:21; 1Ki 6:29-30). The Temple
5. the greater house It was fortycubits long (1Ki 6:17), whereas…