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the weight of gold for each gold dish; the weight of silver for each silver dish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />David also designated the amount of gold for the solid gold meat hooks used to handle the sacrificial meat and for the basins, pitchers, and dishes, as well as the amount of silver for every dish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons <i>he gave gold</i> by weight for every bason; and <i>likewise silver</i> by weight for every bason of silver:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls—<i>he gave gold</i> by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, <i>silver</i> by weight for every bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the flesh hooks, the bowls, and the jars of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling basins, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling basins, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />the meat forks, the bowls and cups, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the fleshhooks, and the basons, and the cups, of pure gold: and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the pure gold for the forks, bowls, and pitchers, the weight of each gold bowl, the weight of each silver bowl,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He also gave instructions as to how much pure gold was to be used in making forks, bowls, and jars, how much silver and gold in making dishes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />pure gold for the forks, the basins, the cups, the golden bowls (along with enough gold by weight for each one), enough weight for each of the silver bowls, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the forks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also pure gold for the flesh-hooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the forks, and the bowls, and the cups of pure gold, and for the basins of gold, by weight for basin and basin, and for the basins of silver, by weight for basin and basin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the forks, and the bowls, and the cups of pure gold, and for the basins of gold, by weight for basin and basin, and for the basins of silver, by weight for basin and basin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the flesh-hooks, and the vases, and the bowls of pure gold, and for the cups of gold: by weight for cup and cup; and for the cups of silver by weight, for cup and cup.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censers of fine gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the measure he gave by weight, for every lion. In like manner also for lions of silver he set aside a different weight of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, he distributed from the purest gold for the small hooks and the bowls and the censors, as well as for the little lions of gold, in accord with the precise measure of the weight, for lion after lion. Similarly too, for the lions of silver, he set aside a different weight of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the pure gold for the forks, basins, and pitchers; the weight of gold for each golden bowl and the weight of silver for each silver bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and pure gold for the forks, the basins, and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Also large spoons, flesh hooks, and bowls of silver; the gold of these vessels could not be weighed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The large spoons and large forks and saucers of silver, and there was no computation for the weight of the gold of these vessels.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the jars, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />also of the flesh-hooks, and vessels for drink-offering, and golden bowls: and the weight of the gold and silver <i>articles</i>, and censers, <i>and</i> bowls, according to the weight of each.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=8033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">The Plans for the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables; <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">the weight of the pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/4207.htm" title="4207: wə·ham·miz·lā·ḡō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- A utensil used in offering sacrifices. Or mizlagah; from an unused root meaning to draw up; a fork.">for the forks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4219.htm" title="4219: wə·ham·miz·rā·qō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Bowl, basin. From zaraq; a bowl.">sprinkling bowls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7184.htm" title="7184: wə·haq·qə·śā·wōṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- Jug, jar. Or qasvah; from an unused root meaning to be round; a jug.">and pitchers;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: bə·miš·qāl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">the weight</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">of each gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/3713.htm" title="3713: wə·liḵ·p̄ō·w·rê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- A cover, a tankard, white frost. From kaphar; properly, a cover, i.e. a tankard; also white frost.">dish;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3713.htm" title="3713: liḵ·p̄ō·wr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A cover, a tankard, white frost. From kaphar; properly, a cover, i.e. a tankard; also white frost."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: bə·miš·qāl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">the weight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3713.htm" title="3713: liḵ·p̄ō·wr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A cover, a tankard, white frost. From kaphar; properly, a cover, i.e. a tankard; also white frost."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3713.htm" title="3713: ū·ḵə·p̄ō·wr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A cover, a tankard, white frost. From kaphar; properly, a cover, i.e. a tankard; also white frost."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: hak·ke·sep̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of each silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/3713.htm" title="3713: ū·ḵə·p̄ō·wr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A cover, a tankard, white frost. From kaphar; properly, a cover, i.e. a tankard; also white frost.">bowl;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3713.htm" title="3713: wə·liḵ·p̄ō·w·rê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- A cover, a tankard, white frost. From kaphar; properly, a cover, i.e. a tankard; also white frost."></a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-29.htm">Exodus 25:29</a></span><br />You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Numbers 7:13-14</a></span><br />His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; / one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-16.htm">Exodus 37:16</a></span><br />He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">Leviticus 24:5-9</a></span><br />You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf, / and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD. / And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-5</a></span><br />“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. / It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. / Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20-22</a></span><br />The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. / So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. / So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38-39</a></span><br />The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold. / The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a></span><br />Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a></span><br />He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a></span><br />During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Luke 6:4</a></span><br />He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a></span><br />Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also pure gold for the meat hooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:</p><p class="hdg">pure gold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13,14</a></b></br> And the priests' custom with the people <i>was, that</i>, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">2 Chronicles 4:20-22</a></b></br> Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; … </p><p class="hdg">the bowls</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Numbers 7:13,14</a></b></br> And his offering <i>was</i> one silver charger, the weight thereof <i>was</i> an hundred and thirty <i>shekels</i>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them <i>were</i> full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></b></br> And Solomon made all the vessels that <i>pertained</i> unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread <i>was</i>, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a></b></br> And all king Solomon's drinking vessels <i>were of</i> gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon <i>were of</i> pure gold; none <i>were of</i> silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-20.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-14.htm">Cups</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Fleshhooks</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Flesh-Hooks</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">Forks</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">Goblets</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-16.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-15.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-6.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-16.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Meat-Hooks</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Pitchers</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-16.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-16.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-19.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">Cups</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-17.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">Fleshhooks</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">Flesh-Hooks</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">Forks</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">Goblets</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">Meat-Hooks</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Pitchers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-1.htm">David in a solemn assembly having declared God's favor to him, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-5.htm">and promise to his son Solomon, exhorts them to fear God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">He encourages Solomon to build the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">He gives him patterns, gold and silver, etc</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mention of "pure gold" emphasizes the temple's sanctity and the importance of using the finest materials for worship. Gold was a symbol of purity and divinity, often associated with God's presence (<a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11</a>). The utensils mentioned—forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers—were used in various sacrificial and purification rituals, highlighting the temple's role in maintaining Israel's covenant relationship with God. The precision in weight indicates the care and reverence required in worship, reflecting the order and holiness God desires (<a href="/1_corinthians/14-40.htm">1 Corinthians 14:40</a>).<p><b>the weight of each gold dish;</b><br>The specification of "each gold dish" underscores the individual attention to detail in the temple's construction. Gold dishes were likely used for presenting offerings and were integral to the temple's daily functions. This meticulousness mirrors the instructions given for the tabernacle in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-30</a>, where God provided Moses with exact measurements and materials. The use of gold signifies the value and honor given to God, as well as the wealth and prosperity of Solomon's reign (<a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-21</a>). It also foreshadows the heavenly temple described in <a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18</a>, where the New Jerusalem is adorned with gold.<p><b>the weight of each silver bowl;</b><br>Silver, while less valuable than gold, was still a precious metal and used extensively in the temple. The mention of "each silver bowl" indicates that even less prominent items were crafted with care and precision. Silver often symbolizes redemption and purification in the Bible (<a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16</a>), aligning with the temple's purpose as a place of atonement and reconciliation with God. The detailed accounting of silver items reflects the broader biblical theme of stewardship and accountability (<a href="/luke/16-10.htm">Luke 16:10</a>). This attention to detail in the temple's construction serves as a type of Christ, who fulfills the law and prophets with precision and completeness (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who is giving instructions for the building of the temple. He is ensuring that all the materials and weights are specified for the temple service.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>David's son, who is chosen to build the temple. David is preparing Solomon for this task by providing detailed plans and resources.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_of_god.htm">Temple of God</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, which Solomon is to build. It symbolizes God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold_and_silver_utensils.htm">Gold and Silver Utensils</a></b><br>These items are specified for use in the temple, indicating the importance of purity and value in worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple is to be built, serving as the spiritual center for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_preparation.htm">The Importance of Preparation</a></b><br>David's meticulous preparation for the temple teaches us the value of planning and preparing for the work God calls us to do.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_in_worship.htm">Value in Worship</a></b><br>The use of gold and silver signifies the importance of offering our best to God in worship, reflecting His worthiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_legacy.htm">Generational Legacy</a></b><br>David's instructions to Solomon highlight the importance of passing down faith and responsibilities to the next generation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The pure gold and silver utensils symbolize the purity required in our worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Just as David followed God's instructions for the temple, we are called to obey God's Word in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_chr_28_5_align_with_david's_succession.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 28:5, where David says God chose Solomon as king, align with or contradict other biblical passages about political intrigue in David's succession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_1_chronicles_17_9-10.htm">Where is the archaeological or historical evidence to confirm God's promise in 1 Chronicles 17:9-10, given Israel's turbulent history and exiles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_fathered_shealtiel.htm">Who was the father of Shealtiel? (Matthew 1:12 vs. 1 Chronicles 3:17)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">and the forks, and the bowls, and the flagons were</span> (in the schedule or inventory) <span class= "ital">pure gold.</span> (See <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm" title="And you shall make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basins, and his meat hooks, and his fire pans: all the vessels thereof you shall make of brass.">Exodus 27:3</a>; <a href="/context/1_samuel/2-13.htm" title="And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a meat hook of three teeth in his hand;">1Samuel 2:13-14</a>.) The bowls were used in lustral sprinkling, the golden flagons in libations (<a href="/exodus/25-29.htm" title="And you shall make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover with: of pure gold shall you make them.">Exodus 25:29</a>; <a href="/exodus/37-16.htm" title="And he made the vessels which were on the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover with, of pure gold.">Exodus 37:16</a>; <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm" title="And on the table of show bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover with: and the continual bread shall be thereon:">Numbers 4:7</a> only).<p><span class= "bld">The golden basons.</span>--Tankards, or lidded pitchers (<span class= "ital">k?phorim</span>)<span class= "ital">:</span> a word only found here and in <a href="/ezra/1-10.htm" title="Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.">Ezra 1:10</a>; <a href="/ezra/8-27.htm" title="Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.">Ezra 8:27</a> (among the sacred vessels restored by Cyrus). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - It is to be observed that the term <span class="cmt_word">basons</span> (<span class="hebrew">פְורִים</span>), which appear to have been covered goblets, is only found here and in <a href="/ezra/1-10.htm">Ezra 1:10</a>; <a href="/ezra/8-27.htm">Ezra 8:27</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[the weight of] the pure</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the forks,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·miz·lā·ḡō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4207.htm">Strong's 4207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A utensil used in offering sacrifices</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sprinkling basins,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·miz·rā·qō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4219.htm">Strong's 4219: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bowl, basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pitchers;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַקְּשָׂוֺ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haq·qə·śā·wōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7184.htm">Strong's 7184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jug, jar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the weight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִשְׁקָל֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miš·qāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, weighing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of each gold</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּהָ֤ב</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dish;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·liḵ·p̄ō·w·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3713.htm">Strong's 3713: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cover, a tankard, white frost</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the weight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miš·qāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, weighing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of each silver</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֶּ֛סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(hak·ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bowl;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְפ֔וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·p̄ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3713.htm">Strong's 3713: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cover, a tankard, white frost</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 28:17 And the forks and the basins (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 28:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 28:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 28:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 28:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>