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 also made these items for God’s temple: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence was kept, 20the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary, the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, 22the pure gold trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall 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 4:5It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons.
• Exodus 25:31“You are to make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand is to be made of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms are to be from the same piece.
• Exodus 37:20On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms,
• 1 Kings 6:18The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible.

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

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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