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Verse	Translation	Text
2Ch 4:19	Strong Concordance	And Solomon [08010] made [06213] all the vessels [03627] that were for the house [01004] of God [0430], the golden [02091] altar [04196] also, and the tables [07979] whereon the shewbread [03899] [06440] was set;
	King James	And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The tables - A single table only is mentioned in Kg1 7:48; Ch2 29:18. It is supposed that Solomon made ten similar tables, any one of which might be used for the showbread; but that the bread was never placed on more than one table at a time.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The tables - A single table only is mentioned in Kg1 7:48; Ch2 29:18. It is supposed that Solomon made ten similar tables, any one of which might be used for the showbread; but that the bread was never placed on more than one table at a time.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
shewbread (See Scofield) - (Exo 25:30).

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
The golden furniture of the holy place and the gilded doors of the temple. This section is found also in Kg1 7:40-50. The enumeration of the things wrought in brass coincides to a word, with the exception of trifling linguistic differences and some defects in the text, with Kg1 7:40-47. In Ch2 4:12 והכּתרות הגּלּות is the true reading, and we should so read in Kg1 7:41 also, since the גּלּות, circumvolutions, are to be distinguished from the כּתרות, crowns; see on Ch2 3:16. In Ch2 4:14 the first עשׂה is a mistake for עשׂר, the second for עשׂרה, Kg1 7:43; for the verb עשׂה is not required nor expected, as the accusative depends upon לעשׂות, Ch2 4:11, while the number cannot be omitted, since it is always given with the other things. In Ch2 4:16 מזלנות is an orthographic error for מזרקות; cf. Ch2 4:11 and Kg1 7:44. ואת־כּל־כּליחם is surprising, for there is no meaning in speaking of the utensils of the utensils enumerated in Ch2 4:12-16. According to Kg1 7:45, we should read האלּה כּל־הכּלים את. As to אביו, see on Ch2 2:12. מרוּק נחשׁת is accusative of the material, of polished brass; and so also ממרט נח, Kg1 7:45, with a similar signification. In reference to the rest, see the commentary on Kg1 7:40. Ch2 4:19-21 In the enumeration of the golden furniture of the holy place, our text diverges somewhat more from Kg1 7:48-50. On the difference in respect to the tables of the shew-bread, see on Kg1 7:48. In Ch2 4:20 the number and position of the candlesticks in the holy place are not stated as they are in Kg1 7:49, both having been already given in Ch2 4:7. Instead of that, their use is emphasized: to light them, according to the right, before the most holy place (כּמּשׁפּט as in Ch2 4:7). As to the decorations and subordinate utensils of the candlesticks, see on Kg1 7:49. To זהב, Ch2 4:21 (accus. of the material), is added זהב מכלות הוּא, "that is perfect gold." מכלה, which occurs only here, is synonymous with מכלל, perfection. This addition seems superfluous, because before and afterwards it is remarked of these vessels that they were of precious gold (סגוּר זהב), and it is consequently omitted by the lxx, perhaps also because מכלות was not intelligible to them. The words, probably, are meant to indicate that even the decorations and the subordinate utensils of the candlesticks (lamps, snuffers, etc.) were of solid gold, and not merely gilded. Ch2 4:22 מזמּרות, knives, probably used along with the snuffers for the cleansing and trimming of the candlesticks and lamps, are not met with among the utensils of the tabernacle, but are here mentioned (Chr. and Kings), and in Kg2 12:14 and Jer 52:18, among the temple utensils. Along with the מזרקות, sacrificial vessels (see on Ch2 4:8), in Ch1 28:17 מזלנות, forks of gold, are also mentioned, which are not elsewhere spoken of. Among the utensils of the tabernacle we find only מזלגות of brass, flesh-forks, as an appurtenance of the altar of burnt-offering (Exo 27:3; Exo 38:3; Num 4:14; cf. Sa1 2:13.), which, however, cannot be intended here, because all the utensils here enumerated belonged to the holy place. What purpose the golden forks served cannot be determined, but the mention of golden knives might lead us to presuppose that there would be golden forks as well. That the forks are not mentioned in our verse does not render their existence doubtful, for the enumeration is not complete: e.g., the ספּות, Kg1 7:50, are also omitted. כּפּות, vessels for the incense, and מחתּות, extinguishers, as in Kg1 7:50. Instead of דּלתותיו הבּית וּפּתח הבּית , "and as regards the opening (door) of the house, its door-leaves," in Kg1 7:50 we have הבּית לדלתות והפּתת, "and the hinges of the door-leaves of the house." This suggests that פתח is only an orthographical error for פּתת; but then if we take it to be so, we must alter דּלתותיו into לדלתותיו. And, moreover, the expression הבּית פּתת, door-hinges of the house, is strange, as פּות properly denotes a recess or space between, and which renders the above-mentioned conjecture improbable. The author of the Chronicle seems rather himself to have generalized the expression, and emphasizes merely the fact that even the leaves of the doors in the most holy place and on the holy place were of gold; - of course not of solid gold; but they were, as we learn from Ch2 3:7, overlaid with gold. This interpretation is favoured by the simple זהב being used without the predicate סגוּר. To the sing. פּתח no objection can be made, for the word in its fundamental signification, "opening," may easily be taken collectively.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

The golden furniture of the holy place and the gilded doors of the temple. This section is found also in Kg1 7:40-50. The enumeration of the things wrought in brass coincides to a word, with the exception of trifling linguistic differences and some defects in the text, with Kg1 7:40-47. In Ch2 4:12 והכּתרות הגּלּות is the true reading, and we should so read in Kg1 7:41 also, since the גּלּות, circumvolutions, are to be distinguished from the כּתרות, crowns; see on Ch2 3:16. In Ch2 4:14 the first עשׂה is a mistake for עשׂר, the second for עשׂרה, Kg1 7:43; for the verb עשׂה is not required nor expected, as the accusative depends upon לעשׂות, Ch2 4:11, while the number cannot be omitted, since it is always given with the other things. In Ch2 4:16 מזלנות is an orthographic error for מזרקות; cf. Ch2 4:11 and Kg1 7:44. ואת־כּל־כּליחם is surprising, for there is no meaning in speaking of the utensils of the utensils enumerated in Ch2 4:12-16. According to Kg1 7:45, we should read האלּה כּל־הכּלים את. As to אביו, see on Ch2 2:12. מרוּק נחשׁת is accusative of the material, of polished brass; and so also ממרט נח, Kg1 7:45, with a similar signification. In reference to the rest, see the commentary on Kg1 7:40.

Ch2 4:19-21

In the enumeration of the golden furniture of the holy place, our text diverges somewhat more from Kg1 7:48-50. On the difference in respect to the tables of the shew-bread, see on Kg1 7:48. In Ch2 4:20 the number and position of the candlesticks in the holy place are not stated as they are in Kg1 7:49, both having been already given in Ch2 4:7. Instead of that, their use is emphasized: to light them, according to the right, before the most holy place (כּמּשׁפּט as in Ch2 4:7). As to the decorations and subordinate utensils of the candlesticks, see on Kg1 7:49. To זהב, Ch2 4:21 (accus. of the material), is added זהב מכלות הוּא, "that is perfect gold." מכלה, which occurs only here, is synonymous with מכלל, perfection. This addition seems superfluous, because before and afterwards it is remarked of these vessels that they were of precious gold (סגוּר זהב), and it is consequently omitted by the lxx, perhaps also because מכלות was not intelligible to them. The words, probably, are meant to indicate that even the decorations and the subordinate utensils of the candlesticks (lamps, snuffers, etc.) were of solid gold, and not merely gilded.

Ch2 4:22

מזמּרות, knives, probably used along with the snuffers for the cleansing and trimming of the candlesticks and lamps, are not met with among the utensils of the tabernacle, but are here mentioned (Chr. and Kings), and in Kg2 12:14 and Jer 52:18, among the temple utensils. Along with the מזרקות, sacrificial vessels (see on Ch2 4:8), in Ch1 28:17 מזלנות, forks of gold, are also mentioned, which are not elsewhere spoken of. Among the utensils of the tabernacle we find only מזלגות of brass, flesh-forks, as an appurtenance of the altar of burnt-offering (Exo 27:3; Exo 38:3; Num 4:14; cf. Sa1 2:13.), which, however, cannot be intended here, because all the utensils here enumerated belonged to the holy place. What purpose the golden forks served cannot be determined, but the mention of golden knives might lead us to presuppose that there would be golden forks as well. That the forks are not mentioned in our verse does not render their existence doubtful, for the enumeration is not complete: e.g., the ספּות, Kg1 7:50, are also omitted. כּפּות, vessels for the incense, and מחתּות, extinguishers, as in Kg1 7:50. Instead of דּלתותיו הבּית וּפּתח הבּית , "and as regards the opening (door) of the house, its door-leaves," in Kg1 7:50 we have הבּית לדלתות והפּתת, "and the hinges of the door-leaves of the house." This suggests that פתח is only an orthographical error for פּתת; but then if we take it to be so, we must alter דּלתותיו into לדלתותיו. And, moreover, the expression הבּית פּתת, door-hinges of the house, is strange, as פּות properly denotes a recess or space between, and which renders the above-mentioned conjecture improbable. The author of the Chronicle seems rather himself to have generalized the expression, and emphasizes merely the fact that even the leaves of the doors in the most holy place and on the holy place were of gold; - of course not of solid gold; but they were, as we learn from Ch2 3:7, overlaid with gold. This interpretation is favoured by the simple זהב being used without the predicate סגוּר. To the sing. פּתח no objection can be made, for the word in its fundamental signification, "opening," may easily be taken collectively.

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¹⁸ Then they went [0935] in [06441] to Hezekiah [02396] the king [04428], and said [0559], We have cleansed [02891] all the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and the altar [04196] of burnt offering [05930], with all the vessels [03627] thereof, and the shewbread [04635] table [07979], with all the vessels [03627] thereof.

³⁰ And thou shalt set [05414] upon the table [07979] shewbread [03899] before [06440] me alway [08548].

⁷ He overlaid [02645] also the house [01004], the beams [06982], the posts [05592], and the walls [07023] thereof, and the doors [01817] thereof, with gold [02091]; and graved [06605] cherubims [03742] on the walls [07023].

⁵⁰ And the bowls [05592], and the snuffers [04212], and the basons [04219], and the spoons [03709], and the censers [04289] of pure [05462] gold [02091]; and the hinges [06596] of gold [02091], both for the doors [01817] of the inner [06442] house [01004], the most [06944] holy [06944] place, and for the doors [01817] of the house [01004], to wit, of the temple [01964].

¹³ And the priests [03548]' custom [04941] with the people [05971] was, that, when any man [0376] offered [02076] sacrifice [02077], the priest's [03548] servant [05288] came [0935], while the flesh [01320] was in seething [01310], with a fleshhook [04207] of three [07969] teeth [08127] in his hand [03027];

¹⁴ And they shall put [05414] upon it all the vessels [03627] thereof, wherewith they minister [08334] about it, even the censers [04289], the fleshhooks [04207], and the shovels [03257], and the basons [04219], all the vessels [03627] of the altar [04196]; and they shall spread [06566] upon it a covering [03681] of badgers [08476]' skins [05785], and put [07760] to the staves [0905] of it.

³ And he made [06213] all the vessels [03627] of the altar [04196], the pots [05518], and the shovels [03257], and the basons [04219], and the fleshhooks [04207], and the firepans [04289]: all the vessels [03627] thereof made [06213] he of brass [05178].

³ And thou shalt make [06213] his pans [05518] to receive his ashes [01878], and his shovels [03257], and his basons [04219], and his fleshhooks [04207], and his firepans [04289]: all the vessels [03627] thereof thou shalt make [06213] of brass [05178].

¹⁷ Also pure [02889] gold [02091] for the fleshhooks [04207], and the bowls [04219], and the cups [07184]: and for the golden [02091] basons [03713] he gave gold by weight [04948] for every bason [03713]; and likewise silver by weight [04948] for every bason [03713] of silver [03701]:

⁸ He made [06213] also ten [06235] tables [07979], and placed [03240] them in the temple [01964], five [02568] on the right side [03225], and five [02568] on the left [08040]. And he made [06213] an hundred [03967] basons [04219] of gold [02091].

¹⁸ The caldrons [05518] also, and the shovels [03257], and the snuffers [04212], and the bowls [04219], and the spoons [03709], and all the vessels [03627] of brass [05178] wherewith they ministered [08334], took they away [03947].

¹⁴ But they gave [05414] that to the workmen [04399] [06213], and repaired [02388] therewith the house [01004] of the LORD [03068].

²² And the snuffers [04212], and the basons [04219], and the spoons [03709], and the censers [04289], of pure [05462] gold [02091]: and the entry [06607] of the house [01004], the inner [06442] doors [01817] thereof for the most [06944] holy [06944] place, and the doors [01817] of the house [01004] of the temple [01964], were of gold [02091].

²¹ And the flowers [06525], and the lamps [05216], and the tongs [04457], made he of gold [02091], and that perfect [04357] gold [02091];

⁴⁹ And the candlesticks [04501] of pure [05462] gold [02091], five [02568] on the right [03225] side, and five [02568] on the left [08040], before [06440] the oracle [01687], with the flowers [06525], and the lamps [05216], and the tongs [04457] of gold [02091],

⁷ And he made [06213] ten [06235] candlesticks [04501] of gold [02091] according to their form [04941], and set [05414] them in the temple [01964], five [02568] on the right hand [03225], and five [02568] on the left [08040].

²⁰ Moreover the candlesticks [04501] with their lamps [05216], that they should burn [01197] after the manner [04941] before [06440] the oracle [01687], of pure [05462] gold [02091];

⁴⁸ And Solomon [08010] made [06213] all the vessels [03627] that pertained unto the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]: the altar [04196] of gold [02091], and the table [07979] of gold [02091], whereupon the shewbread [03899] [06440] was,
⁴⁹ And the candlesticks [04501] of pure [05462] gold [02091], five [02568] on the right [03225] side, and five [02568] on the left [08040], before [06440] the oracle [01687], with the flowers [06525], and the lamps [05216], and the tongs [04457] of gold [02091],
⁵⁰ And the bowls [05592], and the snuffers [04212], and the basons [04219], and the spoons [03709], and the censers [04289] of pure [05462] gold [02091]; and the hinges [06596] of gold [02091], both for the doors [01817] of the inner [06442] house [01004], the most [06944] holy [06944] place, and for the doors [01817] of the house [01004], to wit, of the temple [01964].

¹⁹ And Solomon [08010] made [06213] all the vessels [03627] that were for the house [01004] of God [0430], the golden [02091] altar [04196] also, and the tables [07979] whereon the shewbread [03899] [06440] was set;
²⁰ Moreover the candlesticks [04501] with their lamps [05216], that they should burn [01197] after the manner [04941] before [06440] the oracle [01687], of pure [05462] gold [02091];
²¹ And the flowers [06525], and the lamps [05216], and the tongs [04457], made he of gold [02091], and that perfect [04357] gold [02091];

⁴⁵ And the pots [05518], and the shovels [03257], and the basons [04219]: and all these vessels [03627], which Hiram [02438] made [06213] to king [04428] Solomon [08010] for the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], were of bright [04178] brass [05178].

¹² Huram [02361] said [0559] moreover, Blessed [01288] be the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], that made [06213] heaven [08064] and earth [0776], who hath given [05414] to David [01732] the king [04428] a wise [02450] son [01121], endued [03045] with prudence [07922] and understanding [0998], that might build [01129] an house [01004] for the LORD [03068], and an house [01004] for his kingdom [04438].

¹² To wit, the two [08147] pillars [05982], and the pommels [01543], and the chapiters [03805] which were on the top [07218] of the two pillars [05982], and the two [08147] wreaths [07639] to cover [03680] the two [08147] pommels [01543] of the chapiters [03805] which were on the top [07218] of the pillars [05982];
¹³ And four [0702] hundred [03967] pomegranates [07416] on the two [08147] wreaths [07639]; two [08147] rows [02905] of pomegranates [07416] on each [0259] wreath [07639], to cover [03680] the two [08147] pommels [01543] of the chapiters [03805] which were upon [06440] the pillars [05982].
¹⁴ He made [06213] also bases [04350], and lavers [03595] made [06213] he upon the bases [04350];
¹⁵ One [0259] sea [03220], and twelve [08147] [06240] oxen [01241] under it.
¹⁶ The pots [05518] also, and the shovels [03257], and the fleshhooks [04207], and all their instruments [03627], did Huram [02361] his father [01] make [06213] to king [04428] Solomon [08010] for the house [01004] of the LORD [03068] of bright [04838] brass [05178].

⁴⁴ And one [0259] sea [03220], and twelve [08147] [06240] oxen [01241] under the sea [03220];

¹¹ And Huram [02361] made [06213] the pots [05518], and the shovels [03257], and the basons [04219]. And Huram [02361] [02438] finished [03615] [06213] the work [04399] that he was to make [06213] for king [04428] Solomon [08010] for the house [01004] of God [0430];

¹⁶ The pots [05518] also, and the shovels [03257], and the fleshhooks [04207], and all their instruments [03627], did Huram [02361] his father [01] make [06213] to king [04428] Solomon [08010] for the house [01004] of the LORD [03068] of bright [04838] brass [05178].

⁴³ And the ten [06235] bases [04350], and ten [06235] lavers [03595] on the bases [04350];

¹⁴ He made [06213] also bases [04350], and lavers [03595] made [06213] he upon the bases [04350];

¹⁶ And he made [06213] chains [08333], as in the oracle [01687], and put [05414] them on the heads [07218] of the pillars [05982]; and made [06213] an hundred [03967] pomegranates [07416], and put [05414] them on the chains [08333].

⁴¹ The two [08147] pillars [05982], and the two bowls [01543] of the chapiters [03805] that were on the top [07218] of the two [08147] pillars [05982]; and the two [08147] networks [07639], to cover [03680] the two [08147] bowls [01543] of the chapiters [03805] which were upon the top [07218] of the pillars [05982];

⁴⁰ And Hiram [02438] made [06213] the lavers [03595], and the shovels [03257], and the basons [04219]. So Hiram [02438] made [03615] an end of doing [06213] all the work [04399] that he made [06213] king [04428] Solomon [08010] for the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]:
⁴¹ The two [08147] pillars [05982], and the two bowls [01543] of the chapiters [03805] that were on the top [07218] of the two [08147] pillars [05982]; and the two [08147] networks [07639], to cover [03680] the two [08147] bowls [01543] of the chapiters [03805] which were upon the top [07218] of the pillars [05982];
⁴² And four [0702] hundred [03967] pomegranates [07416] for the two [08147] networks [07639], even two [08147] rows [02905] of pomegranates [07416] for one [0259] network [07639], to cover [03680] the two [08147] bowls [01543] of the chapiters [03805] that were upon [06440] the pillars [05982];
⁴³ And the ten [06235] bases [04350], and ten [06235] lavers [03595] on the bases [04350];
⁴⁴ And one [0259] sea [03220], and twelve [08147] [06240] oxen [01241] under the sea [03220];
⁴⁵ And the pots [05518], and the shovels [03257], and the basons [04219]: and all these vessels [03627], which Hiram [02438] made [06213] to king [04428] Solomon [08010] for the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], were of bright [04178] brass [05178].
⁴⁶ In the plain [03603] of Jordan [03383] did the king [04428] cast [03332] them, in the clay [04568] ground [0127] between Succoth [05523] and Zarthan [06891].
⁴⁷ And Solomon [08010] left [03240] all the vessels [03627] unweighed, because they were exceeding [03966] [03966] many [07230]: neither was the weight [04948] of the brass [05178] found out [02713].
⁴⁸ And Solomon [08010] made [06213] all the vessels [03627] that pertained unto the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]: the altar [04196] of gold [02091], and the table [07979] of gold [02091], whereupon the shewbread [03899] [06440] was,
⁴⁹ And the candlesticks [04501] of pure [05462] gold [02091], five [02568] on the right [03225] side, and five [02568] on the left [08040], before [06440] the oracle [01687], with the flowers [06525], and the lamps [05216], and the tongs [04457] of gold [02091],
⁵⁰ And the bowls [05592], and the snuffers [04212], and the basons [04219], and the spoons [03709], and the censers [04289] of pure [05462] gold [02091]; and the hinges [06596] of gold [02091], both for the doors [01817] of the inner [06442] house [01004], the most [06944] holy [06944] place, and for the doors [01817] of the house [01004], to wit, of the temple [01964].