and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was perfect gold;
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and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was perfect gold;
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And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
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and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 4:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 25:31-40 “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 flowers shall be of one piece with it. There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side; three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand; and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers; and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lamp stand. Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold. You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it. Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold. It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories. See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.
- Exodus 37:20 In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
- 1 Kings 6:18 There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.
- 1 Kings 6:29 He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
- 1 Kings 6:35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 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 baths.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain 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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain 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 21. the flowers] These were ornaments on the golden…
21. the flowers] These were ornaments on the golden candlesticks; cp. Exo_37:19.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) And the flowers . . . gold.—See 1Ki_7:49.
(21) And the flowers . . . gold.—See 1Ki_7:49.
And that perfect gold.—It was perfection of gold. The word miklôth, “perfections” (intensive plural) occurs nowhere else. It is derived from kâlâh, “to be finished,” not kâlal (Bishop Wordsworth). The LXX. omits the clause; not so the Vulg., which renders “all were made of purest gold.” This little touch, added to heighten the effect, is quite in the manner of the chronicler, and is certainly not to be suspected, as Zöckler asserts. Perhaps we should read miklôl, “perfection” (Eze_23:12), instead of the isolated miklôth.
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And the snuffers.—Before this expression, and the basons (1Ki_7:50) has probably fallen out.
Snuffers.—Shears or scissors, for trimming the lamps.
The spoons, and the censers.—Or, trays and snuff-dishes.—See 1Ki_7:50; Exo_25:38.
And the entry of the house.—Including both the doors of the nave or holy place, and those of the chancel or holiest. The words are explained by those which follow: “viz., its inner doors to the holy of holies and the doors of the house—viz., to the nave (hêhâl, great hall).” In 1Ki_7:50 we read, “And the hinges to the doors of the inner house—viz., the holy of holies, (and) to the doors of the house—viz., to the nave, were of gold.” The word rendered hinges (pôthôth) resembles that rendered entry (pethah); and some have supposed that the latter is a corruption of the former, and would alter our text accordingly. Two reasons seem to be decisive against such a change. (1) Pôthôth, “hinges,” occurs nowhere else in the Bible; and may not be genuine. It is likely enough that the doors of the Temple were plated with gold (1Ki_6:32; 1Ki_6:35), but hardly that their hinges were made of gold.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The flowers; Hebrew, hrp, occurring sixteen times, of which…
The flowers; Hebrew, hrp, occurring sixteen times, of which number it is translated" flowers "thirteen times, "buds" twice, and "blossom" once. The flower was a part of the ornamentation of the branches of the candelabrum. (Exo_25:31, Exo_25:33) The tongs; Hebrew, occurring six times, of which number it is translated five times "tongs," but once "snuffers". (Exo_37:23) This latter is the correcter translation, perhaps. The instrument, at any rate, was to trim the lamp-wicks. (Exo_25:38)
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