2 Chronicles 4:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;”
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BSBPD
“the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold--it <FI>is<Fi> the perfection of gold;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 4:21 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 25:31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
- Exodus 25:38The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.
- Exodus 37:20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
- 1 Kings 6:18The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
- 1 Kings 6:29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
- 1 Kings 6:35He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.
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