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

19And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables on which the showbread was set ; 20Moreover the lampstands with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; 22And the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entrance of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.

2 Chronicles 4:21 word by word

וְהַפֶּ֧רַח וְהַנֵּר֛וֹת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם זָהָ֑ב ה֖וּא מִכְל֥וֹת זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

• flowersפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525
• lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• tongsמֶלְקָחַ֫יִםmelqâch malqâch · tongH4457
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• perfectמִכְלָהmiklâh · perfectionH4357

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:21

• 2 Chronicles 4:5And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
• Exodus 25:31And thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold: of beaten work shall the lampstand be made: its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be of the same.
• Exodus 37:20And in the lampstand were four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers:
• 1 Kings 6:18And the cedar on the inside of the house was carved with gourds and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone 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