The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 3:10 Explained

2 Chronicles 3:10

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

YLT: And he maketh in the most holy house two cherubs, image work, and he overlayeth them with gold;

Darby: And in the house of the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work, and they overlaid them with gold.

ASV: And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Chronicles 3:10 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The cherubim ( 2 Chronicles 3:10-13) represented angelic beings (cf. Genesis 3:24). Probably they looked more like the sculptured combination human-animal-bird creatures that archaeologists have discovered in the ancient Assyrian and Babylonian capitals, than like pudgy-winged children. The child image is traceable back to medieval Christian artists. The cherubim evidently stood against the back (west) wall of the temple and faced east toward the ark. [1] They were twice as high as human beings. There were two freestanding cherubim beside the ark, as well as two smaller cherubim mounted on top of the ark ( Exodus 25:18), for a total of four in the holy of holies.
The two pillars ( 2 Chronicles 3:15-17) were evidently freestanding objects that served as visual aids designed to emphasize God"s faithfulness and strength in establishing Israel (cf. 1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chronicles 7:16). They were probably18 rather than35 cubits high (cf. 1 Kings 7:15). [2]
God designed the temple furnishings (ch4) to enable the priests to carry out the instructive ritual that the Mosaic Law prescribed. The furnishings and ritual taught and reminded everyone who viewed them lessons about God, Prayer of Manasseh , and the relationship between them that God"s grace had made possible.
"The Chronicler . . . fashioned his account of Solomon as temple builder, with his helper Huram-Abi ( 2 Chronicles 4:16), on that of Bezalel, the tabernacle supervisor of building, and his helper Oholiab ( Exodus 36:1-2). Solomon is seen as the new Bezalel and Huram-Abi as the new Oholiab." [3]
The whole temple was a tribute to the greatness of Yahweh. It enhanced His reputation ( 2 Chronicles 2:4).

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 3

1  The place and time of building the temple
3  The measure and ornaments of the house
11  The cherubim
14  The veil and pillars

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 3:10 mean?

And he made in Place in the most the Most Holy cherubim two by carving fashioned and overlaid them with gold
וַיַּ֜עַשׂ בְּבֵֽית־ קֹ֤דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה צַעֲצֻעִ֑ים וַיְצַפּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב

וַיַּ֜עַשׂ  And  he  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בְּבֵֽית־  in  Place 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
קֹ֤דֶשׁ  in  the  most 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙  the  Most  Holy 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
כְּרוּבִ֣ים  cherubim 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּרוּב  
Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).
שְׁנַ֔יִם  two 
Parse: Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה  by  carving 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
צַעֲצֻעִ֑ים  fashioned 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: צַעֲצֻעִים  
Sense: things formed, images, sculpted figures.
וַיְצַפּ֥וּ  and  overlaid 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
זָהָֽב  with  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.

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