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1 Kings 6:30

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 6:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
1 Kings 6:30 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without.
30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
31And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
32So [he made] two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
33So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part [of the wall];
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold within and without.] Both the floor of the holy place, and of the holy of holies; so the street of the new Jerusalem is said to be pure gold, (<662121>Revelation 21:21); this expresses the purity and magnificence of it, particularly the holy conversation of them that dwell in the church, in heaven, signified hereby.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Isa 54:11, Isa 54:12, Isa 60:17; Rev 21:18-21 3 Kings (1 Kings) 6:31”
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