and the lamp stands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was perfect gold; and the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
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Solomon made all the vessels that were in God’s house, the golden altar also, and the tables with the show bread on them; and the lamp stands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was perfect gold; and the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
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and the lamp stands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold;
and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was perfect gold;
and the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
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Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
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and the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before the Sanctuary, of pure gold;
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
and the snuffers, and the basins, and the pans, and the fire-pans, of pure gold. And as for the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, that is, of the temple, were of gold.
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- Exodus 25:31-37 (v20) “You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its…
- 2 Chronicles 4:7 (v20) He made the ten lamp stands of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and…
- Exodus 25:31-40 (v21) “You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its…
- Exodus 27:20-21 (v20) “You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.…
- Exodus 37:20 (v21) In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
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- Exodus 37:23 (v22) He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
- 1 Kings 6:5 (v20) Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner…
- 1 Kings 6:16-17 (v20) He built twenty cubits on the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built them for it within, for…
- 1 Kings 6:18 (v21) There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.
- 1 Kings 6:29 (v21) He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
- 1 Kings 6:31-32 (v22) For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall. So he made…
- 1 Kings 6:35 (v21) He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
- 1 Kings 7:50 (v22) the cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the…
- 1 Kings 8:6 (v20) The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under…
- 2 Kings 12:13 (v22) But there were not made for Yahweh’s house cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the…
- 2 Kings 25:14 (v22) They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 (v21) It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It received and held three thousand…
- Psalms 28:2 (v20) Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
- Jeremiah 52:18 (v22) They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v22 Or, instruments of music.
Or, instruments of music.
That is, covered with plates of gold.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v22 2Ch 4:22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and…
2Ch 4:22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, [of] pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy [place], and the doors of the house of the temple, [were of] gold.
Ver. 22. And the snuffers, &c.] See on 2Ch 4:11.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv20, 22 After the manner; according to the prescription of God…
After the manner; according to the prescription of God to and by Moses.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv20, 22 The manner - According to the prescription of God…
The manner - According to the prescription of God to Moses.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv21–22 Verse 21. And the flowers, and the lamps] Probably…
Verse 21. And the flowers, and the lamps] Probably each branch of the chandelier was made like a plant in flower, and the opening of the flower was either the lamp, or served to support it.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v22 The entry of the house - The text is,…
The entry of the house - The text is, by some, corrected by 1Ki 7:50, “the hinges” of the doors of the house, etc.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv21–22 Flowers. They represented lilies or other flowers (Tirinus) full-blown,…
Flowers. They represented lilies or other flowers (Tirinus) full-blown, when the lamps were burning. All the branches were of pure gold. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv20–22 20. moreover the candlesticks] R.V. and the candlesticks. See…
20. moreover the candlesticks] R.V. and the candlesticks. See 2Ch_4:7, note.
after the manner] R.V. according to the ordinance.
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the oracle] See note on 2Ch_3:16.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv20–21 (20) With (and) their lamps, that they should burn…
(20) With (and) their lamps, that they should burn after the manner (according to the legal rule—2Ch_4:7). This is added by the chronicler, who omits “five on the right and five on the left” (Kings). The rest is as in Kings.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv20–22 Candlesticks... lamps, that they should burn after the manner…
Candlesticks... lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle. Ten candlesticks, as we learn here and in ver. 7, supersede in Solomon"s temple the one candlestick, with its central shaft lamp, and the three branch lamps on either side of Moses and the tabernacle. (Exo_25:31-37 Exo_37:17-24; Lev_24:4; Josephus, "Ant.," 3:6. 7; Maimonides 1135-1205, "De.temple, vasis sanctuarii," etc.) This single candlestick was restored in Zerubbabel"s temple. The present ten candlesticks, or strictly candelabra, of Solomon are said at one time to have been placed in a row like a rail before the veil, and connected with a chain under which the high priest went on the Day of Atonement into the inner sanctuary. The removal of these candelabra is recorded Jer_52:19. The expression, "after the manner," points to the various and somewhat minute regulation for the lighting, trimming, and keeping alight of the lamps, all or some, of the candelabra (Exo_27:19-21; Lev_24:1-3) The use of the word for "lamp" (rne) in some passages (1Sa_3:3; 2Sa_21:17; Pro_13:9; Psa_18:29) suggests not the part as used for the whole in speaking of the candelabrum, but more probably that the perpetual burning was not of all seven lamps, but of one, the central shaft.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v22 And the entry of the house.
2Ch_4:22
And the entry of the house.
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The entry of the house
This, central, conspicuous, and attractive, suggesting--
I. Access to God in Christian worship.
II. Access to symbolic beauty in Christian worship.
1. Perfection of gold, or material prosperity given to God.
2. Palms--growth and fruitfulness in Christian life.
3. Flowers--beauty and fragrance in Christian character.
4. Cherubims--alacrity in Gods service. (J. Wolfendale.)
The worth of grandeur
A fine house cannot make a fine tenant; a first-class carriage cannot make a first-class traveller; a man might sit down on a monarchs throne, and not be a sovereign; he might even look like a king, and be only a clown. Decoration is useless, if it does not express something beyond itself, something spiritual, ideal, transcendental. The picture is nothing if it does not in reality speak, not indeed to the ear of the body, but to the attention of the soul. It is an amusing irony to see some people clothed in purple and fine linen, because there is really no connection between them and their clothes; we expect them to speak musically, and lo! their tones fill our mouths as with gravel-stones. We expect a man to be at least as elegant as his clothes, and when he is not we do not blame the garments; it is more their misfortune than their fault that they should be where they are. So when we read the specification of temples and palaces we say, What does it amount to? What is this grandeur worth in helping and blessing the world? What is civilisation to end in? (J. Parker, D.D.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v20 (See Scofield "1Ki 6:4").
oracle
(See Scofield "1Ki 6:4").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v22 Also the lamp trimmers ... were all made of…
Also the lamp trimmers ... were all made of pure gold
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The workers also made the lamp trimmers ... out of pure gold" (See: Active or Passive)
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lamp trimmers
These would have been used to trim the wicks of the lamps.
its inner doors ... were made of gold
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the workers made its inner doors ... out of gold" (See: Active or Passive)
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incense
holy place
temple
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