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 carts with the buckets that were on them; 15the big bronze bath called ‘the Sea’ and the 12 bulls under it; the pots, small tools and forks for meat. King Solomon asked Huram-Abi to make all these things for the Lord's temple. He used bright bronze to make all these things. 17The king told his workers to pour the hot bronze into shapes in the ground. They did that at a special place in the region of the Jordan Valley, between Succoth and Zarethan. 18Solomon did not weigh any of these things, because there were so many of them. No one ever knew the weight of the bronze.

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 4:11Huram-Abi also made more pots, small tools and bowls. So he finished all the work in God's temple that King Solomon had asked him to do. He made these things:
• Exodus 27:3Make all the tools for the altar with bronze. Make pots to remove the ashes, spades and bowls. Make forks for the meat. Make dishes to carry the fire.
• Exodus 38:3He made all the tools for the altar with bronze. He made pots to remove the ashes, and also spades and bowls. He made forks for the meat and dishes to carry the fire.
• Zechariah 14:20On that day, men will write the words, ‘This is for the Lord’ on the bells of the horses. The pots that anyone uses to cook with in the house of the Lord will be special. They will be as special as the dishes in front of the altar.
• 1 Samuel 2:13They did not do what the priests should do. People brought sacrifices to offer to the Lord at Shiloh. When the meat was still boiling in a pot, a servant of the priest would come. He would bring a fork that had three points.
• 1 Chronicles 28:17It also included the weight of pure gold to make the forks, dishes, cups and small bowls. Each gold bowl had its own weight. There was also the weight of silver for each of the silver bowls.
• 1 Kings 7:13King Solomon sent men to Tyre to fetch a man called Hiram.
• 2 Chronicles 2:13I have decided to send Huram-Abi to you. He is a wise man who has special skills.

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