KJV King James Version
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that [was] by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
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1 Kings 6:22
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that [was] by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
WEB World English Bible
The whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.
ASV American Standard Version
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the whole of the house he hath overlaid with gold, till the completion of all the house; and the whole of the altar that the oracle hath, he hath overlaid with gold.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 6
19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
20 And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and [so] covered the altar [which was of] cedar.
21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that [was] by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high.
24 And five cubits [was] the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other [were] ten cubits.
25 And the other cherub [was] ten cubits: both the cherubims [were] of one measure and one size.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַבַּ֛יִתH1004 · betplaceצִפָּ֥הH6823 · tsa.phahto overlayזָהָ֖בH2091 · za.havgoldעַד־H5704 · adtillתֹּ֣םH8552 · ta.mamto finishכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַבָּ֑יִתH1004 · betplaceוְכָל־H3605 · kolallהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַH4196 · miz.be.achaltarאֲֽשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichלַדְּבִ֖ירH1687 · de.virsanctuaryצִפָּ֥הH6823 · tsa.phahto overlayזָהָֽב׃H2091 · za.havgold
Cross-references
Exodus 30:3And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.Exodus 30:1And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: [of] shittim wood shalt thou make it.1 Kings 6:20And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and [so] covered the altar [which was of] cedar.2 Chronicles 3:7-14He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.Exodus 30:5-6And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
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