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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

2 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 4:1

2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 4 The altar of brass, 2 CHRONICLES 4:1. The molten sea upon twelve oxen, 2 CHRONICLES 4:2. The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables, 2 CHRONICLES 4:6. The courts, and the instruments of brass, 2 CHRONICLES 4:9. The instruments of gold, 2 CHRONICLES 4:19. QUEST. How could this be... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 4:7

ACCORDING TO THEIR FORM; either, 1. the form which was appointed for them by God, who signified it to David. Or rather, 2. The old form which God prescribed to Moses, EXODUS 25:31, &c., for so these were made. And this clause seems to be added here, because in many things there was a great variatio... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 4:16

HIS FATHER, i.e. Solomon's father; the relative being put before the antecedent, which is not unusual in the Hebrew tongue. And he is so called here, because Solomon usually called him by that name, out of that great respect which he bore to him for his excellent art and service which he did for him... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 4:19

Which were of gold; and so are distinguished from those ten tables mentioned 2 CHRONICLES 4:8, which seems to have been made of silver. Compare 1 CHRONICLES 28:16.... [ Continue Reading ]

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