Commentaries:Adam Clarke
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2 Chronicles 3:6
Gold of Parvaim - We know not what this place was; some think it is the same as Sepharvaim, a place in Armenia or Media, conquered by the king of Assyria, II Kings 17:24, etc. Others, that it is Taprobane, now the island of Ceylon, which Bochart derives from taph , signifying the border, and Parvan, i.e., the coast of Parvan. The rabbins say that it was gold of a blood-red color, and had its name from parim , heifers, being like to bullocks' blood.
The Vulgate translates the passage thus: Stravit quoque pavimentum templi pretiosissimo marmore, decore multo; porro aurum erat probatissimum ; "And he made the pavement of the temple of the most precious marble; and moreover the gold was of the best quality," etc.
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