2 Chronicles 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.”

2 Chronicles 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 2 Chronicles 3:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

2 Chronicles 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.”

2 Chronicles 3:8 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he made the most holy house: the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.”

2 Chronicles 3:8 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he maketh the most holy house: its length <FI>is<Fi> by the front of the breadth of the house twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and he covereth it with good gold, to six hundred talents;”

2 Chronicles 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he made the house of the most holy place, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.”

2 Chronicles 3:8 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He made also the house of the most holy place: the length thereof was in the front of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twentie cubites: and he ouerlayde it with the best golde, of sixe hundreth talents.”

2 Chronicles 3:8 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 3:8 in Context — 2 Chronicles 3

6 Il couvrit la maison de pierres précieuses comme ornement; et l’or était de l’or de Parvaïm.

7 Il couvrit d’or la maison, les poutres, les seuils, les parois et les battants des portes, et il fit sculpter des chérubins sur les parois.

8 Il fit la maison du lieu très saint; elle avait vingt coudées de longueur répondant à la largeur de la maison, et vingt coudées de largeur. Il la couvrit d’or pur, pour une valeur de six cents talents;

9 et le poids de l’or pour les clous montait à cinquante sicles. Il couvrit aussi d’or les chambres hautes.

10 Il fit dans la maison du lieu très saint deux chérubins sculptés, et on les couvrit d’or.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 3:8 Mean?

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