Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
Parallel translations
- WEB Solomon made all the vessels that were in Yahweh’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold;
- KJV And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
- NKJV Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread;
- NASB Solomon also made all the furniture that was in the house of the Lord: the golden altar and the golden table on which was set the bread of the Presence;
- NLT Solomon also made all the furnishings of the Temple of the Lord: the gold altar; the gold table for the Bread of the Presence;
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Quick answer
Solomon also made the temple's golden furnishings, including the golden altar and the table for the showbread. These gold pieces served the inner worship.
Overview
Moving from bronze to gold, the account turns to the furnishings of the Holy Place: the altar of incense and the table holding the bread of the Presence. Gold marked these as belonging to the more sacred inner sanctuary. The showbread, set continually before God, symbolized His provision and Israel's fellowship with Him, pointing to Christ, the true bread of life.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- 2 Chr 4:8Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
- Exod 37:10–16He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Exod 39:36the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;
- Exod 40:26Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
- Mal 1:12“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’
- Exod 37:25–29He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
- 1 Cor 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
- Exod 30:1–5“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- Lev 24:5–9You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
- Exod 40:22–23Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
- Exod 39:38the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
- Exod 25:23–30You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- 2 Chr 4:19Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
- Ezek 40:42There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
- Ezek 41:22There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
- Ezek 40:39Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.
- Ezek 44:16They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.
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