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.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The most holy house - i. e., the sanctuary, or holy of holies. On the probable value of the gold, see 1Ki 10:14 note.
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, 1882–19212 Chronicles 3:8-9
The Holy of Holies
8. the most holy house Called the oraclein 1Ki 6:16; 1Ki 6:19 etc., Hebrew děbîr, which means rather…
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