1 Kings 6:21
Context6:21 Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. 1 He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary 2 with gold.
1 Kings 7:48
Context7:48 Solomon also made all these items for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence, 3
1 tn Heb “with plated gold” (or perhaps, “with pure gold”).
2 tn Heb “it.”
3 tn Heb “the bread of the face [or presence].” Many recent English versions employ “the bread of the Presence,” although this does not convey much to the modern reader.
sn This bread was viewed as a perpetual offering to God and was regarded as holy. See Lev 24:5-9.