What Does 2 Chronicles 3:6 Mean in the King James?
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The house’s beauty is a covering made of what is precious, so its visible splendor reveals what it holds as valuable.
THE MEANING
A dwelling’s beauty takes shape through what is precious enough to cover it. Adornment makes value visible, so beauty is part of how the house’s purpose is seen. That pattern remains present wherever what matters within takes visible form.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
Beauty is only superficial decoration; here, it gives visible form to what is precious.
THE ROOT
תִּפְאָרֶת
tipheret
GROWS FROM
פאר
to adorn, beautify, or bring to splendor
English “beauty” can sound like a quality added to an object; פאר also carries the sense of adorning and glorifying, so beauty becomes a visible act of honor. This same word family joins glory and beauty in Exodus 28:2, where garments are made “for glory and for beauty.”
ALSO GROWS
pa'ar: to adorn, beautify, or glorify
פָּאַר
This verb shows beauty as something made visible through adornment, not merely an abstract quality.
pe'er: ornament or headdress
פְּאֵר
This branch names adornment worn as a sign of honor, linking visible beauty with what is valued.
יְקָרָה
yeqarah
GROWS FROM
יקר
to be precious, costly, or highly valued
“precious” in this verse is yeqarah. The root יקר links preciousness with honor, so the stones carry more than a price: they are worthy of regard. Beside tipheret, beauty becomes the visible expression of value.
ALSO GROWS
yaqar: precious or costly
יָקָר
This is the value carried by the stones that cover the house.
yeqar: honor or dignity
יְקָר
This branch reveals how being precious shades into being worthy of honor.
THE PATTERN
What is set apart for presence is visibly marked by beauty and preciousness.
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;THE THREAD
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.The word rendered “beauty” in both verses belongs to פאר (pa’ar, adorn or glorify), giving the house and the garments the same language of visible honor. The shared root links the dwelling’s adornment with what is worn in its service.
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