2 Chronicles 3:9
Strong's Lexicon
The weight
וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל (ū·miš·qāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4948: 1) heaviness, weight

of the nails
לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת (lə·mis·mə·rō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4548: 1) nail

was fifty
חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2572: 1) fifty 1a) fifty (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of fifty (with other numbers) 1c) fiftieth (ordinal number)

shekels
לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים (liš·qā·lîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8255: 1) shekel 1a) the chief unit of weight or measure 1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains 1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains 1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains

of gold.
זָהָ֑ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.)

He also overlaid
חִפָּ֥ה (ḥip·pāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2645: 1) to cover, overlay, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling 1a) (Qal) to cover 1b)(Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) to cover, overlay

the upper area
וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת (wə·hā·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5944: 1) roof-room, roof chamber

with gold.
זָהָֽב׃ (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.

Young's Literal Translation
and the weight of the nails [is] fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The weight of the nails was 20 ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.

New American Standard Bible
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

King James Bible
And the weight of the nails [was] fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The gold nails weighed fifty shekels. He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

New Living Translation
The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.

English Standard Version
The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

New American Standard Bible
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

King James Bible
And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The weight of the nails was 20 ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.

International Standard Version
The gold nails weighed 50 shekels. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

NET Bible
The gold nails weighed 50 shekels; he also plated the upper areas with gold.

American Standard Version
And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

English Revised Version
And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

Young's Literal Translation
and the weight of the nails is fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold.
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:11
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

2 Chronicles 3:10
And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

2 Chronicles 1:1
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

2 Chronicles 3:8
And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

2 Chronicles 3:7
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.

2 Chronicles 3:6
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

2 Chronicles 3:11
And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

2 Chronicles 3:12
And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
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