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2 Chronicles 4:16

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 4:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of Jehovah of bright brass.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of Jehovah of bright brass.
2 Chronicles 4:16 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the pillars.
14He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases;
15one sea, and the twelve oxen under it.
16The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of Jehovah of bright brass.
17In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.
18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
19And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Huram his father - Or, “Huram his master-workman” (2 Chronicles 2:13 note). return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“His father - He is so called because Solomon usually called him by that name out of that great respect which he bare to him for his excellent art and service which he did for him: it being usual to call great artists and inventors of things by this name. 2 Chronicles 4:20”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“pots also: Ch2 4:11; Exo 27:3, Exo 38:3; Zac 14:20, Zac 14:21 fleshhooks: Sa1 2:13, Sa1 2:14; Ch1 28:17 Huram: Kg1 7:13, Kg1 7:14, Kg1 7:45, Hiram his father: Ch2 2:13 bright: Heb. made bright, or scoured 2 Chronicles 4:17”
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