the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold. As for the entry of the sanctuary, its inner doors to the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the main hall of the temple, were gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB and the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
- KJV 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.
- BSB the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of purest gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.
- NASB and the snuffers, the bowls, the spoons, and the firepans of pure gold; and the entrance of the house, its inner doors for the Most Holy Place and the doors of the house, that is, of the main room, of gold.
- NLT the lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners—all of solid gold; the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, overlaid with gold.
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Quick answer
The snuffers, basins, spoons, fire pans, and even the doors of the temple were overlaid or made of pure gold. The whole house, inside and out, was finished with golden splendor.
Overview
This verse completes the inventory of golden implements and notes that the doors to the most holy place and the main hall were also gold. The lavishness extended from the smallest utensil to the great entryways, framing the entire sanctuary in glory. As the way into the holy place was marked by gold, so Christ would later open a new and living way into God's presence through his own body.
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- 2 Kgs 25:14They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
- 1 Kgs 7:50the cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold.
- Exod 37:23He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
- 1 Kgs 6:31–32For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.
- Jer 52:18They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
- 2 Kgs 12:13But there were not made for Yahweh’s house cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house;
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