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Completion of the Gold Furnishings

2 Chronicles 4:21

In 11 translations

BSB
the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;
KJV
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;perfect…: Heb. perfections of gold
WEB
and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was purest gold;
ASV
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
LSV
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold—it [is] the perfection of gold;
YLT
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold — it [is] the perfection of gold;
DBY
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold (it was perfect gold);
DRC
And certain flowers, and lamps, and golden tongs: all were made of the finest gold.
GNV
And the floures and the lampes, and the snuffers of gold, which was fine golde.
JPS
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
LXXE
And their snuffers, and their lamps were made, and he made the bowls, and the censers, and the fire-pans, of pure gold.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְהַפֶּ֧רַח וְהַנֵּר֛וֹת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם זָהָ֑ב ה֖וּא מִכְל֥וֹת זָהָֽב׃
LXX-Br
καὶ λαβίδες αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ λύχνοι αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς φιάλας, καὶ τὰς θυΐσκας, καὶ τὰ πυρεῖα χρυσίου καθαροῦ,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 6:18The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
  • 1 Kings 6:29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
  • 2 Chronicles 4:5It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.
  • 1 Kings 6:35He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
  • Exodus 25:31–40Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three…
  • Exodus 37:20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

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