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2 Chronicles 4
22 verses with commentary
The Temple Furnishings
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
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<strong>Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigm...
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*(a)* **THE PRINCIPAL VESSELS OF THE TEMPLE** (2Chronicles 4:1-10).
**THE BRAZEN ALTAR** (2Chronicles 4:1).
(l) **An altar of brass.**—The brazen altar, or altar of burnt offering, made by Solomon, is not noticed in the parallel chapters of Kings (1 Kings 6, 7) which describe the construction of the temple and its vessels of service, but it is incidentally mentioned in another passage of the older...
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**14. I will settle him in my house--**over My people Israel.
**and in my kingdom for ever--**God here asserts His right of supreme sovereignty in Israel. David and Solomon, with their successors, were only the vicegerents whom He nominated, or, in His providence, permitted.
**his throne shall be established for evermore--**The posterity of David inherited the throne in a long succession--but ...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. from: Heb. from his brim to his brim
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<strong>Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple buildin...
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(2) Even if *pôthôth* be correct in Kings, the chronicler might have understood the word to mean *openings,* rather than *hinges,* and so have substituted the common word *pethah,* which has that sense. The resemblance of the one word to the other would be a further consideration in its favour, according to ancient notions of interpretation.
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**15. According to all ... this vision--**The revelation of the divine will was made to the prophet in a dream.
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
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<strong>And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple buildin...
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(3) **And under it was the similitude of oxen.**—Literally, *And a likeness of oxen* (figured oxen) *under it around surrounding it, ten in the cubit encompassing the sea around: two rows* were *the oxen, smelted in the smelting of it.* In the parallel passage (1Kings 7:24) we read: *And wild gourds underneath its lip around surrounding it,”* &c., as here; *two of rows* were *the gourds, smelted i...
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**16. David the king ... sat before the Lord, and said--**(See on 2Sa 7:18).
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
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<strong>It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly re...
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(4) **It stood.**—The whole verse coincides verbally with 1Kings 7:25, with one slight exception: the common form of the numeral “twelve,” *shnêm ‘āsār,* is substituted for the rare *shnê ‘āsār.*
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And 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. with flowers: or, like a lilyflower
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<strong>And 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.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple buildi...
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(5) **And the thickness** **. . .** **a cup.**—Identical with 1Kings 7:26.
**With flowers of lilies.**—See margin. “Lily” here is *shôshannāh;* in Kings, *shôshān.* LXX., “graven with lily buds.” Syriac and Arabic, “and it was very beautiful.” Vulg., “like the lip of a cup, or of an open lily.”
**And it received and held three thousand baths.**—Literally, *holding* (whole) *baths: three thousand w...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. such: Heb. the work of burnt offering
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<strong>He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presen...
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**THE TEN LAVERS: THEIR USE, AND THAT OF THE SEA**
(2Chronicles 4:6). (Comp. 1Kings 7:27-39.)
(6) The chronicler now returns to his abbreviating style, and omits altogether the description of the ten bases, or stands, upon which the lavers were placed, and which are described in full and curious detail in 1Kings 7:27-39. The unusual difficulty of the passage may have determined the omission, but i...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
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<strong>And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for...
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**THE TEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS, THE TEN TABLES, THE HUNDRED GOLDEN BOWLS, AND THE COURTS** (2Chronicles 4:7-9).
This section is peculiar to Chronicles.
(7) **And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form.**—*And he made the golden* *lampstands ten, according to their rule,* or, *prescribed* *manner.* (Comp. 1Kings 7:49; and Exodus 25:31-40, where their type is described.) So the Vulg...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold. basons: or, bowls
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<strong>He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmati...
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(8) **He made also ten tables.**—Perhaps the golden candelabra stood upon them. (Comp. 1Chronicles 28:16; and 2Chronicles 4:19, *infra.*)
**Side.**—Not in the Hebrew.
**An hundred basons.**—*Bowls* for pouring libations (Amos 6:6; same word, *mizrāqîm*)*.* The Syriac and Arabic make the number of these vessels a hundred and twenty.
The ten tables are not mentioned in the parallel narrative, which ...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
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<strong>Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for ...
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(9) **The court of the priests.**—See 1Kings 6:36; 1Kings 7:12, “the inner court;*”* Jeremiah 36:10, “the higher court.”
**And the great court.**—‘*Azārāh, “*court,” a late word, common in the Targums for the classical *hāqēr,* which has just occurred. The *‘azārāh* was the outer court of the temple. It is not mentioned at all in the parallel narrative. The LXX. calls it “the great court;” the Vul...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
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<strong>And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for post-exilic Israel. Unlike the Kings account which includ...
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(10) **And he set the sea** **. . .**—Literally, *And he* *set the sea on the right shoulder, eastward, in front of* *the southward; i.e.,* on the south-east side of the house (1Kings 7:39, *b.*)*.* The LXX. and some MSS. add “of the house,” which appears to have fallen out of the text.
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; basons: or, bowls finished: Heb. finished to make
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<strong>And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradig...
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(*b*) **HURAM’S WORKS IN BRASS** (2Chronicles 4:11-18)
Comp. 1Kings 7:40-47.
Throughout this section the narrative almost textually coincides with the parallel account.
(11) **And Huram made the pots.**—1Kings 7:40 has “lavers” (pans). Our reading, “pots,” appears correct, supported as it is by many MSS. and the LXX. and Vulg. of Kings. A single stroke makes the difference between the two words in...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
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<strong>To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon...
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(12) **And the pommels, and the chapiters**—*i.e.,* *the globes and the capitals.* Kings, *Authorised Version *has *bowls,* but in Hebrew the word is the same (*gullôth,* globes). “The globes *of* the capitals” (Kings) is plainly incorrect.
**Which were on the top of the two pillars.**—Heb. (and the globes and the capitals), *on the top of the pillars, two; i.e.,* two globes and capitals. The word...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. upon: Heb. upon the face of
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<strong>And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and w...
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(13) **Two rows.**—See 1Kings 7:42.
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; lavers: or, caldrons
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<strong>He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for post-exilic Israel. Unlike the Kings account which includes Solomon's failures, ...
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(14) **He made also bases.**—*And the bases he made; and the lavers he made upon the bases.* This repetition of the verb is suspicious; and the parallel text shows the right reading to be *and the bases ten* (in number), *and the lavers ten upon the bases.* “Ten” in Hebrew writing closely resembles “he made.” The LXX. renders, “And the bases he made ten, and the lavers he made upon the bases;” whi...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
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<strong>One sea, and twelve oxen under it.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for post-exilic Israel. Unlike the Kings account which includes Solomon's failures, Chronicles emphasize...
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(15) **One sea.**—Heb., *the sea one.* Kings, *and the one sea.*
**And twelve oxen under it.**—*And the oxen, twelve, under it.* Kings, *And the oxen, twelve, under the sea.* The chronicler has abridged the expression.
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →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. bright: Heb. made bright, or, scoured
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<strong>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.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and...
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(16) **The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks.**—“Fleshhooks” (*mizlāgôth*) should apparently be “bowls” (*mizrāqôth*)*.* (Comp. 2Chronicles 4:1, and 1Kings 7:45.) But in Exodus 27:3, pots and shovels and bowls and fleshhooks are mentioned in succession as utensils of the altar. Perhaps, therefore, *both* words should be read here and in Kings. LXX., καὶ τοὺς ποδιστήρας καὶ τοὺς ἀναλημ...
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CHAPTER 18
1Ch 18:1, 2. David Subdues the Philistines and Moabites.
**1. David ... took Gath and her towns--**The full extent of David's conquests in the Philistine territory is here distinctly stated, whereas in the parallel passage (2Sa 8:1) it was only described in a general way. Gath was the "Metheg-ammah," or "arm-bridle," as it is there called--either from its supremacy as the capital ov...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. clay: Heb. thicknesses of the ground
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<strong>In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for post-exilic Israel. Unlike the Kings ...
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(17) **In the clay ground.**—Heb., *in the thickness of the ground*—*i.e.,* in the stiff or clayey soil. Vulg., “in argillosa terra.” For *‘ăbî,* “thickness,” see Job 15:26. Kings has *ma‘ăbeh,* which occurs nowhere else.
**Zeredathah.**—Kings, *Zārĕthān* (Joshua 3:16). *Zĕrēdāthāh* means *towards Zĕrĕthāh* (1Kings 11:26). The two names denote the same place.
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**2. he smote Moab--**The terrible severities by which David's conquest of that people was marked, and the probable reason of their being subjected to such a dreadful retribution, are narrated (2Sa 8:2).
**the Moabites ... brought gifts--**that is, became tributary to Israel.
1Ch 18:3-17. David Smites Hadadezer and the Syrians.
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
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<strong>Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for post-exilic Israel. Unlike ...
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(18) **Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance.**—1Kings 7:47, *And Solomon left all the vessels* (unweighed) *from very great abundance.* Our text may be due to a copyist, whose eye wandered to the beginning of the next verse; but it is possible that the chronicler missed the significance of the verb used in Kings, and therefore substituted an easier term. The further changes—“*unt...
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**3. Hadarezer--**or, "Hadadezer" (2Sa 8:3), which was probably the original form of the name, was derived from Hadad, a Syrian deity. It seems to have become the official and hereditary title of the rulers of that kingdom.
**Zobah--**Its situation is determined by the words "unto" or "towards Hamath," a little to the northeast of Damascus, and is supposed by some to be the same place as in earl...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
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<strong>And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for p...
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(*c*) **CATALOGUE OF OBJECTS IN GOLD—CONCLUSION**
(2Ch 4:19 -2Ch_5:1). 1Kings 7:48-50.
The narrative still coincides in the main with that of Kings, allowing for one or two remarkable alterations.
(19) **For the house.**—*In the houses* (without proposition, comp. 2Chronicles 4:11).
**The golden altar also.**—Literally, *both the golden altar and the tables, and upon them the Presence bread.* So L...
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**4-8. And David took from him a thousand chariots--**(See on 2Sa 8:3-14). In 2Sa 8:4 David is said to have taken seven hundred horsemen, whereas here it is said that he took seven thousand. This great discrepancy in the text of the two narratives seems to have originated with a transcriber in confounding the two Hebrew letters which indicate the numbers, and in neglecting to mark or obscure the p...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
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<strong>Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for post-exilic Israel....
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(20) **With** (*and*) **their lamps, that they should burn after the manner** (*according to the legal rule*—2Chronicles 4:7). This is added by the chronicler, who omits “five on the right and five on the left” (Kings). The rest is as in Kings.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**4-8. And David took from him a thousand chariots--**(See on 2Sa 8:3-14). In 2Sa 8:4 David is said to have taken seven hundred horsemen, whereas here it is said that he took seven thousand. This great discrepancy in the text of the two narratives seems to have originated with a transcriber in confounding the two Hebrew letters which indicate the numbers, and in neglecting to mark or obscure the p...
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Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; perfect: Heb. perfections of gold
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<strong>And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler presents Solomon's faithfulness in temple building and worship as paradigmatic for post-exilic Israel. Unlike the Kings account whi...
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(21) **And the flowers . . . gold.**—See 1Kings 7:49.
**And that perfect gold.**—*It* was *perfection of gold.* The word *miklôth,* “perfections” (intensive plural) occurs nowhere else. It is derived from *kālāh,* “to be finished,” not *kālal* (Bishop Wordsworth). The LXX. omits the clause; not so the Vulg., which renders “all were made of purest gold.” This little touch, added to heighten the eff...
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**4-8. And David took from him a thousand chariots--**(See on 2Sa 8:3-14). In 2Sa 8:4 David is said to have taken seven hundred horsemen, whereas here it is said that he took seven thousand. This great discrepancy in the text of the two narratives seems to have originated with a transcriber in confounding the two Hebrew letters which indicate the numbers, and in neglecting to mark or obscure the p...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
Read full commentary →And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold. basons: or, bowls
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<strong>And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the narrative of Solomon's reign, specifically focusing on Sacred objects for worship reflecting heavenly realities. The Chronicler pres...
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**4-8. And David took from him a thousand chariots--**(See on 2Sa 8:3-14). In 2Sa 8:4 David is said to have taken seven hundred horsemen, whereas here it is said that he took seven thousand. This great discrepancy in the text of the two narratives seems to have originated with a transcriber in confounding the two Hebrew letters which indicate the numbers, and in neglecting to mark or obscure the p...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 4
The furniture of the temple.
--Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both without doors and within, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel, and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. There was the brazen altar. The making of this was not mentioned in the book of Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered, and it s...
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