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 Living Translation (NLT)the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of the purest gold;

Context of 2 Chronicles 4:21

19Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was the showbread; 20the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in the prescribed manner in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold; 22the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold. As for the entry of the sanctuary, its inner doors to the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the main hall of the temple, were gold.

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 a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained three thousand baths.
• Exodus 25:31“You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.
• Exodus 37:20And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.
• 1 Kings 6:18The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to 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

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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