1 Chronicles 28:16 Meaning and Explanation
“And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:”
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Read Full Chapter →David provided gold by weight for the tables of shewbread and silver for the silver tables.
What Does 1 Chronicles 28:16 Mean?
David assigns gold by weight for each of the tables of shewbread and silver for the silver tables. The shewbread, the bread set continually before the LORD, had its own tables carefully provided.
The bread of the presence spoke of God's people held continually before Him and of His provision for them. That tables were prepared for this bread points to fellowship with God at His table. It foreshadows the deeper communion God offers, where He Himself becomes the bread that sustains His people.
1 Chronicles 28:16 in the Original Language
lechem panim (לֶחֶם פָּנִים), 'shewbread' -- literally bread of the face or presence, set before the LORD as a sign of continual fellowship.
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What does 1 Chronicles 28:16 mean?
David provided gold by weight for the tables of shewbread and silver for the silver tables.