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Myles Coverdale Bible

2 Chronicles 4:21

and the floures and the lampes and the snoffers were of golde, all these were of pure golde.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Flowers;   Gold;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Tongs;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Tongs;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the flowers, lamps, and gold tongs—of purest gold;
Hebrew Names Version
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
King James Version
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
English Standard Version
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold;
New Century Version
the flowers, lamps, and tongs of pure gold;
New English Translation
the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,
Amplified Bible
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;
New American Standard Bible
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, that is, of purest gold;
World English Bible
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the floures and the lampes, and the snuffers of gold, which was fine golde.
Legacy Standard Bible
and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;
Berean Standard Bible
the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold-of purest gold;
Contemporary English Version
flower designs, lamps and tongs,
Complete Jewish Bible
the flowers, lamps and tongs of gold, solid gold;
Darby Translation
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold (it was perfect gold);
Easy-to-Read Version
He used pure gold to make the flowers, lamps, and tongs.
George Lamsa Translation
And the flowers and the lamps and the tongs made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
Good News Translation
the flower decorations, the lamps, and the tongs;
Lexham English Bible
and the blossoms, the lamps, and the tongs that were of solid gold;
Literal Translation
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold (it was perfect gold);
American Standard Version
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
Bible in Basic English
The flowers and the vessels for the lights and the instruments used for them, were all of gold; it was the best gold.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the floures, and the lampes, and the snoffers made he of golde, and that perfect golde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
King James Version (1611)
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs made he of golde, and that perfect gold.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And their snuffers, and their lamps were made, and he made the bowls, and the censers, and the fire-pans, of pure gold.
English Revised Version
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he made summe werkis lijk flouris, and lanternes, and goldun tongis; alle thingis weren maad of clennest gold;
Update Bible Version
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
Webster's Bible Translation
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, [made he of] gold, [and] that perfect gold;
New King James Version
with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold;
New Living Translation
the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of the purest gold;
New Life Bible
He made the flowers, the lamps and their objects of pure gold.
New Revised Standard
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the blossom-work, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, - the same, was the purest gold;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And certain flowers, and lamps, and golden tongs: all were made of the finest gold.
Revised Standard Version
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold;
Young's Literal Translation
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold -- it [is] the perfection of gold;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;

Contextual Overview

11 And Hiram made cauldrous, shouels and basens. So Hiram fynished the worke which he made for kynge Salomon in the house of God: 12 namely the two pilers with the roundels and knoppes aboue vpon both the pilers, and both the wrythen ropes to couer both the roundels of ye knoppes aboue vpo the pilers, 13 and the foure hundreth pomgranates on both the wrythe ropes, two rowes of pomgranates on euery rope, to couer the roundels of the knoppes that were aboue vpon the pilers. 14 He made the stoles also and ye kettels vpon the stoles, 15 and a lauer, and twolue bullockes there vnder. 16 And pottes, shouels, fleshokes, and all their vessels made Hiram Abif of pure metall for kynge Salomon vnto the house of the LORDE. 17 In the coaste of Iordane dyd the kynge cause them to be molten in thicke earth betwene Suchoth and Zaredatha. 18 And Salomon made all these vessels which were so many, that the weight of ye metall was not to be soughte out. 19 And Salomen made all the ornamentes for the house of God: namely, the golden altare, the tables and the shewbreds theron, 20 the candelstickes with their lampes of pure golde, to burne before the Quere acordinge to the maner:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the flowers: 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. 2 Chronicles 4:5, Exodus 25:31-40, Exodus 37:20, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:35

perfect gold: Heb. perfections of gold, That is, the purest and best gold.

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:38 - the tongs 1 Kings 7:50 - censers Ezra 1:9 - chargers of gold

Cross-References

Genesis 4:11
And now shalt thou be cursed vpon the earth, which hath opened hir mouth, and receaued thy brothers bloude of thine hande.
Genesis 4:12
Whan thou tyllest ye grounde, she shall henßforth not geue hir power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate shalt thou be vpon ye earth.
Genesis 31:27
Wherfore keptest thou that secrete, that thou woldest flye, and hast stollen awaye fro me, and toldest me not, that I might haue brought the on the waye with myrth, with synginge, with tabrettes and harpes?
Job 21:12
They beare with them tabrettes and harpes, and haue instrumentes of musick at their pleasure.
Isaiah 5:12
In whose companies are harpes and lutes, tabrettes and pipes, and wyne. But they regarde not the worke of the LORDE, and cosidre not the operacio of his hondes.
Amos 6:5
ye that synge to the lute, and in playenge off instrumentes compare youre selues vnto Dauid:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 4:21. And 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.


 
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