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 all the furnishings for the Temple of God: the gold altar; the tables for the Bread of the Presence; 20the lampstands and their lamps of solid gold, to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as prescribed; the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of the purest gold; 22the lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners—all of solid gold; the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, overlaid with 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 4:5The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons of water.
• Exodus 25:31“Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.
• Exodus 37:20The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
• 1 Kings 6:18Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers.

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

In the dictionaries

• Sea
• Solomon
• Genealogy
• Tongs

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