2 Chronicles 4:20

2 Chronicles 4:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
• New International Version (NIV)the lampstands of pure gold with their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
• English Standard Version (ESV)the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed;
• New King James Version (NKJV)the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in the prescribed manner in front of the inner sanctuary,

Context of 2 Chronicles 4:20

18Solomon made all these utensils in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined. 19Solomon also made all the equipment in God’s temple: the gold altar; the tables on which to put the Bread of the Presence; the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary according to specifications; 21the flowers, lamps, and gold tongs — of purest gold; 22the wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, ladles, and firepans — of purest gold; and the entryway to the temple, its inner doors to the most holy place, and the doors of the temple sanctuary — of gold.

2 Chronicles 4:20 word by word

וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹר֞וֹת וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗ם לְבַעֲרָ֧ם כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט לִפְנֵ֥י הַדְּבִ֖יר זָהָ֥ב סָגֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the candlesticksמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• with their lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• that they should burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• after the mannerמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: ruleH4941
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• of pureסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:20

• 2 Chronicles 4:7He made the ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and put them in the sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left.
• Exodus 25:31“You are to make a lampstand out of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its buds and petals.
• Exodus 27:20“You are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning regularly.
• 1 Kings 6:5He then built a chambered structure along the temple wall, encircling the walls of the temple, that is, the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around.
• 1 Kings 8:6The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the most holy place beneath the wings of the cherubim.
• Psalms 28:2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 4:20

• Candlestick
• Temple

In the dictionaries

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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