2 Chronicles 4:21

2 Chronicles 4:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
• New International Version (NIV)the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);
• English Standard Version (ESV)the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold;
• New King James Version (NKJV)with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold;

Context of 2 Chronicles 4:21

19Solomon made all the furnishings for God’s temple: the gold altar, the gold tables on which the bread of the presence was placed, 20lamp stands and lamps of pure gold (to burn as directed in front of the inner room), flowers, lamps, pure gold tongs, 22snuffers, basins, dishes, incense burners of pure gold, the gold entrance to the temple, the gold doors of the inner ⌞room⌟ (the most holy place), and the gold doors of the temple.

2 Chronicles 4:21 word by word

וְהַפֶּ֧רַח וְהַנֵּר֛וֹת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם זָהָ֑ב ה֖וּא מִכְל֥וֹת זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the flowersפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525
• and the lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• and the tongsמֶלְקָחַ֫יִםmelqâch malqâch · tongH4457
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• that perfectמִכְלָהmiklâh · perfectionH4357

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:21

• 2 Chronicles 4:5The pool was three inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup, shaped like a lily’s bud. It held 18,000 gallons.
• Exodus 25:31“Make a lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals must be hammered out of one piece of gold.
• Exodus 37:20The lamp stand itself had four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals.
• 1 Kings 6:18Gourds and flowers were carved into the cedar paneling inside the temple. Everything was ⌞covered with⌟ cedar. No stone could be seen.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21And the flowers, and the lamps - Probably each branch of the chandelier was made like a plant in flower, and the opening of the flower was either the lamp, or served to support it.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 4:21

• Temple

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• Sea
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• Genealogy
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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