1 Kings 7:48

And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
made	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
vessels	הַכֵּלִ֔ים ha.ke.Lim	H3627	something prepared · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
altar	מִזְבַּ֣ח miz.Bach	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular construct
gold	הַזָּהָ֔ב ha.za.Hav	H2091	gold · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
table	הַשֻּׁלְחָ֗ן ha.shul.Chan	H7979	a table (as spread out) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
gold	זָהָֽב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute
shewbread	לֶ֥חֶם Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Exodus 37:10-16 And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height…
Exodus 39:36 The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
2 Chronicles 4:8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.
Exodus 25:23-30 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a hal…
Exodus 30:1-5 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
Exodus 37:25-29 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubit…
Exodus 39:38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
Exodus 40:22-23 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:48–end

Here is, 1. The making of the gold work of the temple, which it seems was done last, for with it the work of the house of God ended. All within doors was gold, and all made new (except the ark, with its mercy-seat and cherubim), the old being either melted down or laid by - the golden altar, table, and candlestick, with all their appurtenances. The altar of incense was still one, for Christ and his intercession are so: but he made ten golden tables, Ch2 4:8 (though here mention is made of that one only on which the show-bread was, Kg1 7:48, which we may suppose was larger than the rest and to which the rest were as side-boards), and ten golden candlesticks (Kg1 7:49), intimating the much gre…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:48

the altar of gold--that is, the altar of incense.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:46

Cast them, in the clay ground - In this place he found that particular kind of clay that was proper for his purpose. Some suppose that the place where Hiram had his foundry was on the other side, some on this side, of Jordan. Calmet supposes that it was near Bethshan.

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:48

And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord,.... That is, he ordered them to be made, even all that were in the tabernacle of Moses; all were newly made, excepting the ark, mercy seat, and cherubim: the altar of gold; the altar of incense, which was made of cedar, covered with gold, 1 Kings 6:20, hence called the golden altar, Revelation 8:3. and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was; this includes all the tables, for there were ten of them, 2 Chronicles 4:8 where they are said to be placed, five on the right hand, and five on the left; which, according to the Jews (k), were not on the right and left of the temple, but on the right and left of the ta…

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The Church Fathers

The table of gold is the sacred Scripture, rich in the light of spiritual understanding of which the psalmist says to the Lord, "You have prepared a table before me in the presence of those who afflict me." For lest our enemies who afflict us should divert us into the path of error, our Creator has prepared for us a table of knowledge to strengthen us in the true faith. For the loaves of proposition are the holy teachers whose salutary words or works, anyone who searches in the divine pages will find proposed to us as a model for living. Hence it was prescribed in Exodus that twelve of these loaves be made, that is, on account of the twelve apostles through whose ministry both the New Testament Scripture was written and the mysteries of the Old Testament revealed by the condescension of the Lord. That is to say, this number designates not only these apostles but also all who, by proclaiming the word, administer the nourishment of life to the faithful, because, of course, all follow the same norm of teaching as the apostles received from the Lord.
— Bede, Of the Temple of Solomon 2.22.4

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Dictionary and topics

Altar — (Heb. mizbe’ah, from a word meaning “to slay”), any structure of earth (Ex. 20:24) or unwrought stone (20:25) on which sacrifices were offered. Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places…
Carving · Hiram — Hiram
Master Workman · .Hiram — .Hiram
Mechanic · .Hiram — .Hiram
Shewbread (Showbread) · For the temple — For the temple

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 7:48

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:48–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:48

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:46

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 7:48

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:48–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:48

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:46

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 7:40–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 7:48-49

Rashi on 1 Kings 7:47