to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
Parallel translations
- WEB to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
- KJV To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
- NKJV to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,
- NASB to create artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,
- NLT He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.
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Quick answer
Bezalel was gifted to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze. God-given skill served to beautify His dwelling place.
Overview
The ability to devise and craft fine metalwork was given by God for the sanctuary's adornment. This dignifies skilled labor as a means of glorifying God. It reminds us that all our gifts are from God and are to be used in His service and for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31).
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 2:13–14So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.
- 2 Chr 2:7Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
- Exod 26:1“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exod 28:15You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- 1 Kgs 7:14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
- Exod 25:32–35Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
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