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John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 52:19
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the basins, etc.] Or “bowls”; these are omitted, (<122515>2 Kings 25:15); they were of gold, (<110750>1 Kings 7:50); and the firepans; or “censers”; these were those of gold, which belonged to the golden altar, (<110750>1 Kings 7:50); and the bowls; or “basins”; there were a hundred of them made of gold, (<140408>2 Chronicles 4:8); and the cauldrons; or “pots”; these are not mentioned, (<122515>2 Kings 25:15); what they should be, that were either of gold or silver, cannot be said: and the candlesticks; of which there were ten in number, made of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, (<110749>1 Kings 7:49); and the spoons; which were also of gold, (<110750>1 Kings 7:50); and the cups: the word is rendered “bowls”, to cover withal, (<022529>Exodus 25:29); it was some kind of instrument or vessel used about the shewbread table, made of pure gold; according to Jarchi, these were little golden forks, upon which they placed the shewbread, to keep it from moulding; according to the Misnaf1108, there were four of them: [that] which [was] of gold [in] gold, and [that] which [was] of silver [in] silver, took the captain of the guard away; that is, everything that was of gold or silver he took away; the golden things by themselves, and the silver things by themselves, as some think.
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