New King James Version
2 Chronicles 4:16
16also 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)the ash buckets, the shovels, the meat hooks, and all the related articles. Huram-abi made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the Lord, just as King Solomon had directed.
Context of 2 Chronicles 4:16
14he also made carts and the lavers on the carts; 15one Sea and twelve oxen under it; 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. 17In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zeredah. 18And Solomon had all these articles made in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 42 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 4:11Then Huram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of God:
- Exodus 27:3Also you shall make its pans to receive its ashes, and its shovels and its basins and its forks and its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze.
- Exodus 38:3He made all the utensils for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze.
- Zechariah 14:20In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
- 1 Samuel 2:13And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling.
- 1 Chronicles 28:17also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls—he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, silver by weight for every bowl;
- 1 Kings 7:13Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre.
- 2 Chronicles 2:13And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman
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
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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
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