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

14the stands; the basins on the stands; 15the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. 17The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah. 18Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance 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

• andאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the potsסִירsîyr sîyrâh sirâh · potH5518
• shovelsיָעyâ‛ · shovelH3257
• meat forksמִזְלָגָהmazlêg mizlâgâh · forkH4207
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the other articlesכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• Huram-abiחוּרָםchûrâm · HiramH2361
• Huram-abiאָב'âb · (Huram)-abiH1
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• for Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• were of polishedמָרַקmâraq · to polishH4838
• bronzeנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:16

• 2 Chronicles 4:11Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:
• Exodus 27:3Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.
• Exodus 38:3He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.
• Zechariah 14:20On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.
• 1 Samuel 2:13or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling
• 1 Chronicles 28:17the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl;
• 1 Kings 7:13Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
• 2 Chronicles 2:13So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.

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