2 Chronicles 3:5

And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

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Greater house — The holy place, which was thrice as large as the holy of holies.

⁵ And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Chronicles 3:5