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Close raking-light view of cypress wall panels partially covered in thin fine gold with recognizable carved palm trees and chain ornament, a worker applying gold sheet with wooden tool, realistic natural hands.
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2 Chronicles 3:5

Palms and Chains

The House Takes Shape · 2 Chronicles 3

Story guide: Architectural reconstruction is interpretive; the exact dimensions are preserved in Scripture. The Ark has not yet been brought into the house.

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5He paneled the great house with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and put palm trees and chains on it.

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