2 Chronicles 3:9

9 The gold nails weighed fifty shekels.[a] He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:9 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
English Standard Version (ESV)
9 The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
New Living Translation (NLT)
9 The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.
The Message Bible (MSG)
9 The gold nails weighed fifty shekels (a little over a pound). The upper rooms were also veneered in gold.
American Standard Version (ASV)
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
9 The gold nails weighed 20 ounces. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
9 The weight of the nails was 20 ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
9 He also covered the upper parts with gold. The gold on the nails weighed 20 ounces.

2 Chronicles 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:9

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:9 In-Context

7 He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
8 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 of fine gold.
9 The gold nails weighed fifty shekels. 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.
11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub.

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Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
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