2 Chronicles 4 · Verse 21

2 Chronicles 4:21

And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
2 Chronicles 4:21, King James Version

2 Chronicles 4:21 in other translations

BSBthe flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;
WEBand the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was purest gold;
ASVand the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
YLTand the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold--it is the perfection of gold;
DARBYand the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold (it was perfect gold);
BBEThe flowers and the vessels for the lights and the instruments used for them, were all of gold; it was the best gold.
WebsterAnd the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

What does 2 Chronicles 4:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 4:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַפֶּ֧רַחve.ha.Pe.rachand the blossomH6525
וְהַנֵּר֛וֹתve.ha.ne.Rotand the lampsH5216
וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִםve.ha.mel.ka.Cha.yimand the tongsH4457
זָהָ֑בza.HavgoldH2091
ה֖וּאhu'itH1931
מִכְל֥וֹתmikh.Lot[was] perfection<s> ofH4357
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavgoldH2091

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 4:21

  • 1 Kings 6:29

    And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

  • Exodus 25:31-40

    And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. …

  • 1 Kings 6:35

    And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

  • 1 Kings 6:18

    And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

  • Exodus 37:20

    And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

  • 2 Chronicles 4:5

    And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the flowers.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.
5; Ex 25:31-40; 37:20; 1Ki 6:18,29,35
perfect gold. Heb. perfections of gold.That is, the purest and best gold.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 4:20

    Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;

  • 2 Chronicles 4:21

    And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

  • 2 Chronicles 4:22

    And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.

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2 Chronicles 4:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y las flores, y las lamparillas, y las despabiladeras se hicieron de oro, de oro perfecto;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et les fleurs, et les lampes, et les pincettes, d’or, (c’était de l’or parfait);
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die Blumen und die Lampen und die Lichtschneuzen von Gold;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et florentia quædam, et lucernas, et forcipes aureos: omnia de auro mundissimo facta sunt.