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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 6:22 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 6:22	King James	And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The lavish use of the precious metals in ornamentation was a special feature if early Oriental architecture. Recent researches have given reason to believe that two stages of the great temple at Borsippa - now known as the Bits Nimrud - had respectively a gold and a silver coating.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The lavish use of the precious metals in ornamentation was a special feature if early Oriental architecture. Recent researches have given reason to believe that two stages of the great temple at Borsippa - now known as the Bits Nimrud - had respectively a gold and a silver coating.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Whole house - Not only the oracle, but all the holy place. The altar - the altar of incense, which was set in the holy place close by the doors of the oracle. With gold - As before he overlaid it with cedar.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Whole house - Not only the oracle, but all the holy place. The altar - the altar of incense, which was set in the holy place close by the doors of the oracle. With gold - As before he overlaid it with cedar.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The whole house he overlaid with gold - It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The whole house he overlaid with gold - It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building.

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