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He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls of it, and the doors of it, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.
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A House of Gold and Angels
Commentators explain that the interior of the temple—including its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors—was completely overlaid with gold. This lavish decoration, along with carved cherubim (angelic beings associated with God's presence), was meant to signify the supreme value, holiness, and majesty of the space dedicated to God.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
He overlaid also the house. — And he covered (2 Chronicles 3:5) the chamber — that is, the great cha…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).
Presbyterian
A more detailed account of the building of the temple is found in 1 Kings 6. It was to be in the place David had prepared—not only the place he had…
