John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22
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歷代志下 4:20-22 Cunpts
John Gill
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:21
And the flowers , and the lamps - Probably each branch of the chandelier was made like a plant in flower, and the opening of the flower was either the lamp, or served to support it. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:22
The doors - were of gold - That is, were overlaid with golden plates, the thickness of which we do not know. That every thing in the tabernacle and temple was typical or representative of some excellence of the Gospel dispensation may be readily credited, without going into all the detail produced by the pious author of Solomon's Temple Spiritualized. We can see the general reference and the principles of the great design, though we may not be able to make a particular application... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22
The altar, the sea, the light, and the bread. The homiletics of this chapter, viewed in certain general aspects, have been already treated with those of 2 Chronicles 3:1-17 . But it remains to notice other interesting and important aspects of the contents of this chapter. As soon as these are exhibited in such a manner as to make their relative importance apparent, they do indeed become of marked interest. I. First, and no doubt first in importance, we read of the great ALTAR OF ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:11-22
Completeness in Christian service. Sacred service may be of two kinds: it may be feeble, slight, slovenly, wholly incomplete and unsatisfactory; or, on the other hand, it may be vigorous, effective, thorough, commanding the esteem of men and securing the commendation of Christ. The way in which Solomon's temple was built brings before us the more excellent order of service. It was characterized by— I. SOLIDITY . The "two pillars" ( 2 Chronicles 4:12 ), and the character of the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:20
Candlesticks … lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle. Ten candlesticks, as we learn here and in 2 Chronicles 4:7 , supersede in Solomon's temple the one candlestick, with its central shaft lamp, and the three branch lamps on either side of Moses and the tabernacle. This single candlestick was restored in Zerubbabel's temple. The present ten candlesticks, or strictly candelabra, of Solomon are said at one time to have been placed in a row like a rail before the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:21
The flowers ; Hebrew, פֶרַה , occurring sixteen times, of which number it is translated" flowers "thirteen times, "buds" twice, and "blossom" once. The flower was a part of the ornamentation of the branches of the candelabrum ( Exodus 25:31 , Exodus 25:33 ). The tongs ; Hebrew, מֶלְקָחַיִם , occurring six times, of which number it is translated five times "tongs," but once "snuffers" ( Exodus 37:23 ). This latter is the correcter translation, perhaps. The instrument, at any... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:22
The snuffers ; Hebrew, מְזַמְרוֹת , occurring five times, and always translated "snuffers." A slightly different form of the word is translated "pruning-hooks "four times in the Prophets Isaiah, Joel, Micah. No doubt these snuffers were something different from the tongs of the preceding verse; the use of one may have been rather to cut the wicks, and the other to trim them. The spoons; Hebrew, כַף . This is the word used so often for the "hand," but the essential idea of which... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:11-22
We have here such a summary both of the brass-work and the gold-work of the temple as we had before (1 Kgs. 7:13-51), in which we have nothing more to observe than, 1. That Huram the workman was very punctual: He finished all that he was to make (2 Chron. 4:11), and left no part of his work undone. Huram, his father, he is called, 2 Chron. 4:16. Probably it was a sort of nickname by which he was commonly known, Father Huram; for the king of Tyre called him Huram Abi, my father, in compliance... read more