2 Chronicles 4:19

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 4:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;
2 Chronicles 4:19 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The tables - A single table only is mentioned in 1 Kings 7:48; 2 Chronicles 29:18. It is supposed that Solomon made ten similar tables, any one of which might be used for the showbread; but that the bread was never placed on more than one table at a time. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“4:19 The Bread of the Presence symbolized God’s provision for his people. It was placed before God on the tables (4:8) as a type of offering, demonstrating that it belonged to God and that Israel’s provision came from God’s “table.” Some of the bread was eaten by the priests (Lev 24:5-9), and the rest was burned; this meal symbolized the covenant meal of fellowship between God and his people (see Exod 24:9-11).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“all the vessels: Ch2 36:10, Ch2 36:18; Kg1 7:48-50; Kg2 24:13, Kg2 25:13-15; Ezr 1:7-11; Jer 28:3; Jer 52:18, Jer 52:19; Dan 5:2, Dan 5:3, Dan 5:23 the golden: Ch2 26:16-18; Exo 30:1-10, Exo 37:25-29; Rev 8:3, Rev 9:13 the tables: Exo 25:23-30; Lev 24:5-8; Ch1 28:16 2 Chronicles 4:20”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The golden furniture of the holy place and the gilded doors of the temple. This section is found also in Kg1 7:40-50. The enumeration of the things wrought in brass coincides to a word, with the exception of trifling linguistic differences and some defects in the text, with Kg1 7:40-47. In Ch2 4:12 והכּתרות הגּלּות is the true reading, and we should so read in Kg1 7:41 also, since the גּלּות, circumvolutions, are to be distinguished from the כּתרות, crowns; see on Ch2 3:16. In Ch2 4:14 the first עשׂה is a mistake for עשׂר, the second for עשׂרה, Kg1 7:43; for the verb עשׂה is not required nor expected, as the accusative depends upon לעשׂות, Ch2 4:11, while the number cannot be omitted, since…”
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