American Standard Version
"And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains. "
— 2 Chronicles 3:5, American Standard Version
“And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.”
“The greater house he made a ceiling with fir wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.”
“He paneled the main hall with boards made from evergreen trees and plated it with fine gold, decorated with palm trees and chains.”
“And the greater house he ceiled with deal boards, and overlaid them with plates of fine gold throughout: and he graved in them palm trees, and like little chains interlaced with one another.”
“And the greater house was roofed with cypress-wood, plated with the best gold and ornamented with designs of palm-trees and chains.”
“And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.”
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
And the porch that was before the house, the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
And he made the most holy house: the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.