and the lampstands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
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and the lampstands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
and the lampstands and their lamps for their burning according to the judgment before the inner sanctuary, fine gold;
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and the lampstands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
and the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
and the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
Moreouer the candlestickes, with their lampes to burne them after the maner, before the oracle, of pure golde.
And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of God, and the golden altar, and the tables, upon which were the leaves of proposition,
and the candlesticks, and their lamps, for their burning according to the ordinance, before the oracle, of gold refined;
and the lampstands, and their lamps, for their burning according to the ordinance, before the oracle, of gold refined;
the lampstands with their lamps, that were designed to burn before the inner room—these were made of pure gold;
and the lampstands and their lamps for their burning according to the judgment before the inner sanctuary, fine gold;
and the candlesticks with their lamps to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
and the lamp stands with their lamps to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold;
Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps that were to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as specified;
And the supports for the lights with their lights, to be burning in the regular way in front of the inmost room, of the best gold;
and the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before the Sanctuary, of pure gold;
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The rarest word here is הַדְּבִ֖יר holy of holies H1687 — appearing just 16 times in the whole Hebrew Bible.
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הַדְּבִ֖יר holy of holies H1687 occurs in 16 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:
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Hebrew & Septuagint length
In English translation the verse runs 18 words from the Hebrew and 22 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.
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וְאֶת הַמְּנֹר֞וֹת וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗ם לְבַעֲרָ֧ם כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט לִפְנֵ֥י הַדְּבִ֖יר זָהָ֥ב סָגֽוּר
and the lampstands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
World English Bible · Public Domain
καί ὁ λυχνία καί ὁ λύχνος ὁ φῶς κατά ὁ κρίμα καί κατά πρόσωπον ὁ δαβιρ χρυσίον καθαρός
also the candlesticks, and the lamps to give light according to the pattern, and in front of the oracle, of pure gold.
LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain
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2 Chronicles, in the Historical, opens this verse with 9 words (9 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is dᵉbîyr (“holy of holies”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
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Notes on 2 Chronicles 4:20 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Scofield Reference Notes
C. I. Scofield
The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Rashi
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)
Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.