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

18Thus Solomon made all these utensils in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze could not be found out. 19Solomon also made all the things that were in the house of God: even the golden altar, the tables with the bread of the Presence on them, the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed; 21the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold; 22and the snuffers, the bowls, the spoons and the firepans of pure gold; and the entrance of the house, its inner doors for the holy of holies and the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold.

2 Chronicles 4:20 word by word

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

• the lampstandsמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• with their lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• of pureסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• to burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• in frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the innerדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• in the wayמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:20

• 2 Chronicles 4:7Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them and he set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.
• Exodus 25:31“Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
• Exodus 27:20“You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.
• 1 Kings 6:5Against the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the inner sanctuary; thus he made side chambers all around.
• 1 Kings 8:6Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.
• Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications 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

• Lamp
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• Lamp; Lampstand

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