He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it. He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it. He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it. He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it. He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it. He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it. He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
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He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.
He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, four-square; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it.
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it; and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.
And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Cross-references (10)
- Exodus 30:1-5 (v25) “You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood. Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit. It shall…
- Hebrews 7:25 (v25) Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make…
- 1 Peter 2:5 (v25) You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God…
- Revelation 8:3-4 (v25) Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of…
- Exodus 40:5 (v25) You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the covenant, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
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- Exodus 40:26-27 (v25) He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil; and he burned incense of sweet spices on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- 2 Chronicles 26:16 (v25) But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into…
- Matthew 23:19 (v25) You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
- Luke 1:9-10 (v25) according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. The whole multitude of…
- Hebrews 13:10 (v25) We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat.
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v25 Here is, 1. The making of the golden altar,…
Here is, 1. The making of the golden altar, on which incense was to be burnt daily, which signified both the prayers of saints and the intercession of Christ, to which are owing the acceptableness and success of those prayers. The rings and staves, and all the appurtenances of this altar, were overlaid with gold, as all the vessels of the table and candlestick were of gold, for these were used in the holy place. God is the best, and we must serve him with the best we have; but the best we can serve him with in his courts on earth is but as brass, compared with the gold, the sinless and spotless perfection, with which his saints shall serve him in his holy place above. 2. The preparing of the incense which was to be burnt upon this altar, and with it the holy anointing oil (Exo 37:29), according to the dispensatory, Exo 30:22, etc. God taught Bezaleel this art also; so that though he was not before acquainted with it yet he made up these things according to the work of the apothecary, as dexterously and exactly as if he had been bred up to the trade. Where God gives wisdom and grace, it will make the man of God perfect, thoroughly furnished to every good work.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v25 The incense burnt on this altar daily, signified both…
The incense burnt on this altar daily, signified both the prayers of saints, and the intercession of Christ, to which is owing the acceptableness of them.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v25 Verse 25. He made the incense altar] See this…
Verse 25. He made the incense altar] See this described Ex 30:1. See Clarke on Ex 30:1.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v25 Exo 37:25. The incense burned on this altar daily.…
Exo 37:25. The incense burned on this altar daily. signified both the prayers of saints and the intercession of Christ, to which is owing the acceptableness of them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v26 26. a crown] a rim or moulding (Exo_30:3). See…
26. a crown] a rim or moulding (Exo_30:3). See on Exo_25:11.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v25 (25-28) And he made . . . —The order…
(25-28) And he made . . . —The order of the instructions given on Mount Sinai is here departed from. In them the directions for the altar of incense were separated off from those concerning the table of shewbread and the golden candlestick. Here the construction of the three pieces of furniture belonging to the Holy Place is given consecutively. The present passage corresponds with Exo_37:1-5 of Exodus 30, with which it is in the closest agreement.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v25 The incense altar here occurs in its right place,…
The incense altar here occurs in its right place, among the furniture of the outer chamber of the tabernacle not, as in Exo_30:1-6, out of place.
Vers. 25-29. The altar of incense.
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See Homily on Exo_30:1-11, Exo_30:34-38. J.O.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v25 The Altar of Incense
The Altar of Incense
v. 25. And he made the incense altar of shittim wood; the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
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v. 26. And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top, the plate, of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it; also he made unto it a crown of gold round about, a heavy, decorated molding.
v. 27. And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, next to the heavy molding, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. Thus was the "golden altar" finished.
v. 28. And he made the staves of shittim wood and overlaid them with gold. Cf Exo 30:1-10.
v. 29. And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices according to the work of the apothecary. Cf Exo 30:22-28.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv25, 27 General Information:
General Information:
Bezalel's work crew continues to build the tabernacle and furniture.
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Bezalel made ... gold for it
For Exo 37:25-26 see how you translated many of these words in Exodus 30:1-2 and Exodus 30:3.
cubit
A cubit is 46 centimeters. (See: Biblical Distance)
Its horns were made as one piece with it
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altar of incense
acacia
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gold
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