2 Chronicles 3:5
What does 2 Chronicles 3:5 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 3:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the greater house was roofed with cypress-wood, plated with the best gold and ornamented with designs of palm-trees and chains.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the large house he hath covered with fir-trees, and he doth cover it with good gold, and causeth to ascend on it palms and chains,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the greater house he ceiled with deal boards, and overlaid them with plates of fine gold throughout: and he graved in them palm trees, and like little chains interlaced with one another.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the greater house he boarded with cypress-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set on it palm-trees and chains.
Context
v.4And the porch that was before the house, the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
v.5This passage
v.6And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 6:21
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
- 1 Kings 6:15
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.