2 Chronicles 4:16

2 Chronicles 4:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright brass.
• New International Version (NIV)the pots, shovels, meat forks and all related articles. All the objects that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for the temple of the Lord were of polished bronze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)also the pots, the shovels, the forks—and all their articles Huram his master craftsman made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 4:16

14He also made the stands and he made the basins on the stands; 15and the one Sea with the twelve oxen under it. The pails, the shovels, and the meat-forks, and all the utensils Huram-abi made of polished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord. 17The king cast them on the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. 18Solomon made all these utensils in such great quantity that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

2 Chronicles 4:16 word by word

וְאֶת־הַ֠סִּירוֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֤ים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְלָגוֹת֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵיהֶ֔ם עָשָׂ֞ה חוּרָ֥ם אָבִ֛יו לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה נְחֹ֖שֶׁת מָרֽוּק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The potsסִירsîyr sîyrâh sirâh · potH5518
• also, and the shovelsיָעyâ‛ · shovelH3257
• and the fleshhooksמִזְלָגָהmazlêg mizlâgâh · forkH4207
• and all their instrumentsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• did Huramחוּרָםchûrâm · HiramH2361
• his fatherאָב'âb · (Huram)-abiH1
• makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• to kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of brightמָרַקmâraq · to polishH4838
• brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:16

• 2 Chronicles 4:11And Huram also made the pails [for ashes], the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of God:
• Exodus 27:3You shall make pots to remove its ashes, and shovels, basins [to catch the blood of the sacrificed animal], meat-forks, and firepans [to store live coals]. You shall make all its utensils of bronze.
• Exodus 38:3He made all the utensils and vessels of the altar [of burnt offering], the pots, shovels, basins [to catch the blood of the sacrificed animal], meat hooks and the firepans [to store live coals]. He made all its utensils of bronze.
• Zechariah 14:20In that day there will be written on the little bells on the horses, “HOLY TO THE Lord.” And the cooking pots in the Lord’s house will be [holy to the Lord] like the bowls before the altar.
• 1 Samuel 2:13and the custom of the priests with [the sacrifices of] the people. When any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged [meat] fork in his hand;
• 1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;
• 1 Kings 7:13Now King Solomon sent word and brought Hiram [a skilled craftsman] from Tyre.
• 2 Chronicles 2:13“Now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Huram his father - אב ab, father, is often used in Hebrew to signify a master, inventor, chief operator, and is very probably used here in the former sense by the Chaldee: All these Chiram his master made for King Solomon; or Chiram Abi, or rather Hiram, made for the king.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Huram his father - Or, “Huram his master-workman” (2 Chronicles 2:13 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18Compare 1 Kings 7:40b–47, which the Chronicler follows almost word for word.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 4:16

• Fleshhook
• Hiram
• Master Workman
• Mechanic

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Copper
• Hiram
• Sea
• Flesh-Hook
• Genealogy
• Huram
• Instrument
• Pot
• Shovel

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings