2 Chronicles 3:7 meaning and explanation
He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
2 Chronicles 3:7, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler describes Solomon's construction of the temple in Jerusalem, and this verse sums up the interior finishing of the main room: every beam, threshold, wall and door was covered with gold, and cherubim were carved into the walls. The gold signals the holiness and glory of the place where God's presence would dwell, while the cherubim echo the guardian figures of the ark and the tabernacle, marking the temple as a renewed Eden-like sanctuary.
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