1 Chronicles 28:18

1 Chronicles 28:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)and the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense. He also gave him the plan for the chariot, that is, the cherubim of gold that spread their wings and overshadow the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the altar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and refined gold by weight for the altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

Context of 1 Chronicles 28:18

16the weight of gold for each table for the rows of the Bread of the Presence and the silver for the silver tables; 17the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling basins, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl; the weight of refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread out their wings and cover the ark of the Lord’s covenant. 19David concluded, “By the Lord’s hand on me, he enabled me to understand everything in writing, all the details of the plan.” 20Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you or abandon you until all the work for the service of the Lord’s house is finished.

1 Chronicles 28:18 word by word

וּלְמִזְבַּ֧ח הַקְּטֹ֛רֶת זָהָ֥ב מְזֻקָּ֖ק בַּמִּשְׁקָ֑ל וּלְתַבְנִ֣ית הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה הַכְּרֻבִ֤ים זָהָב֙ לְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔ים וְסֹכְכִ֖ים עַל־אֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And for the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• refinedזָקַקzâqaq · to refineH2212
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• by weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
• for the patternתַּבְנִיתtabnîyth · patternH8403
• of the chariotמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
• of the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• that spread outפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• and coveredסָכַךְsâkak ώâkak · to coverH5526
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 28:18

• Exodus 30:1“You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.
• 1 Kings 7:48Solomon also made all the equipment in the Lord’s temple: the gold altar; the gold table that the Bread of the Presence was placed on;
• Exodus 25:18Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.
• 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh to bring back the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
• 1 Kings 6:23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim 15 feet high out of olive wood.
• Psalms 18:10He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
• Psalms 68:17God’s chariots are tens of thousands, thousands and thousands; the Lord is among them in the sanctuary as he was at Sinai.
• Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine
• Psalms 99:1The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned between the cherubim. Let the earth quake.
• Ezekiel 1:15When I looked at the living creatures, there was one wheel on the ground beside each of the four-faced creatures.
• Ezekiel 10:2The Lord spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with blazing coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” So he went in as I watched.
• Hebrews 9:5The cherubim of glory were above the ark overshadowing the mercy seat. It is not possible to speak about these things in detail right now.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The chariot of the cherubims - "And the figure of the chariot, like to the figure of the propitiatory, where are the figures of the golden cherubim, extending their wings and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord." - T.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The chariot of the cherubims - The cherubim are themselves the chariot upon which Yahweh rides Psalm 18:10; Psalm 99:1.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 The temple must be a sacred thing, and a type of Christ; it must be framed by Divine teaching. Christ is the true temple, the church is the gospel temple, and heaven the everlasting temple; all are framed according to the Divine counsels, and the plan laid in the Divine wisdom, ordained before the world, for God's glory and our good. David gave this pattern to Solomon, that he might go by rule. Materials were provided for the most costly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18for the chariot of the gold cherubim: The cherubim were images of creatures often found with thrones and palaces. Ancient kings sat on thrones with cherubim. In God's throne room, the most holy place of Israel's sanctuary, cherubim on top of the ark of the covenant served a similar role (see Exodus 25:18–22; 2 Samuel 6:2; Psalm 99:1; compare Ezekiel 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. the chariot of the cherubim--The expanded wings of the cherubim formed what was figuratively styled the throne of God, and as they were emblematical of rapid motion, the throne or seat was spoken of as a chariot (Psa 18:10; 99:1). It is quite clear that in all these directions David was not guided by his own taste, or by a desire for taking any existing model of architecture, but solely by a regard to the express revelation of the divine will. In a…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 28:18

• Altar
• Art
• Chariot
• Refining
• Revelation
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Ark of the Covenant
• Chariot
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Gold
• Adonijah
• Altar
• Cherubim (1)
• Chronicles, Books of
• Constant; Constantly

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28

• 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