2 Chronicles 3:9 meaning and explanation
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.
2 Chronicles 3:9, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler is describing Solomon's construction of the temple in Jerusalem, and in this verse he pauses over small details: even the nails weighed fifty shekels of gold, and the upper rooms were overlaid with gold. The point is the sheer abundance of precious metal devoted to the house of God, far beyond what mere structure required.
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