He built the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the temple – twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents[a] of fine gold. The gold nails weighed fifty shekels.[b] He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

10 For the Most Holy Place he made a pair of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:8 That is, about 21 metric tons
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:9 That is, about 575 grams

He built the Most Holy Place,(A) its length corresponding to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents[a] of fine gold. The gold nails(B) weighed fifty shekels.[b] He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

10 For the Most Holy Place he made a pair(C) of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:8 That is, about 23 tons or about 21 metric tons
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:9 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams