The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
- KJV And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
- NKJV The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper area with gold.
- NASB The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
- NLT The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.
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Quick answer
Even the gold nails weigh fifty shekels, and the upper rooms are overlaid with gold. No detail is left unadorned.
Overview
The note about golden nails and gilded upper chambers stresses that every part of the temple, even the smallest, was devoted to God in costly splendor. This thoroughness reflects wholehearted devotion. It teaches that nothing offered to God is too small to be done with excellence and care.
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- 1 Chr 28:11Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.
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