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.

Cross-references

Exodus 26:1 Parallel

Exodus 26:1 has cherubim woven into tabernacle curtains, matching the carved cherubim on temple walls here.

Exodus 26:29 Historical context

Exodus 26:29 provides the pattern of overlaying boards with gold, which Solomon follows here for the temple.

1 Kings 6:20-22 records the same gold overlaying of the inner sanctuary and altar in Solomon's temple.

1 Kings 6:30 adds that the floor was overlaid with gold, consistent with the thorough gold overlay here.

1 Kings 6:35 describes cherubim carved and overlaid with gold, identical to this temple work.

1 Kings 6:21 notes Solomon overlaid the house with pure gold, paralleling the gold overlay here.

1 Kings 6:21 similarly records overlaying the house with pure gold, a direct parallel to this verse.

Ezekiel 41:18 describes cherubim carved on temple walls, directly paralleling the cherubim carved on Solomon's walls here.

Ezekiel 7:20 condemns using temple gold for idols, contrasting its intended holy use in this verse.