20 And the place of the oracle within was twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and twenty cubits high: and he covered it with pure gold, and covered the altar with Cedar.

21 So Solomon covered the house within with pure gold, and he [a]shut the place of the oracle with chains of gold, and covered it with gold.

22 And he overlaid all the house with gold, until all the house was made perfect. Also he covered the [b]whole altar, that was before the oracle, with gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:21 Hebrew, he drew through chains of gold before.
  2. 1 Kings 6:22 Meaning, the altar of incense, Exod. 30:1.

20 The inner sanctuary(A) was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.(B) 21 Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. 22 So he overlaid the whole interior with gold. He also overlaid with gold the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

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