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1 Kings 6:22

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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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  1. Exodus 30:1Rank 1 from verse 22
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    1AND thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

  2. Exodus 30:3Rank 2 from verse 22
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    3And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

  3. 1 Kings 6:20Rank 3 from verse 22
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    20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

  4. 2 Chronicles 3:7–14Rank 4 from verse 22
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    7He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.

    8And 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.

    9And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

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

    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.

    12And 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.

    13The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

    14¶ And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.

  5. Exodus 30:5–6Rank 5 from verse 22
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    5And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

    6And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

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1 Kings 6:22

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

overlaid

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Sense 1: Past tense or past participle of overlay: covered over or coated. Sense 2: Past tense of overlay: smothered by lying upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

oracle

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Sense 1: The most holy inner place of the temple or house of God, where the ark of the covenant was set. Sense 2: An answer or counsel regarded as coming from God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

22And 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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23¶ And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

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