2 Chronicles 4:19 Meaning and Explanation
“And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon makes all the temple's sacred vessels, including the golden altar and the tables for the shewbread.
What Does 2 Chronicles 4:19 Mean?
The account moves from bronze to gold, listing the vessels of the inner sanctuary: the golden altar of incense and the tables that held the bread of the Presence kept continually before God.
The bread set out before the LORD spoke of fellowship and provision, and the incense altar of prayer rising to him. Together they portrayed a people sustained by God and drawing near in worship. The gold of these holy things declared the surpassing worth of communion with him.
2 Chronicles 4:19 in the Original Language
shewbread (לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים, lechem happanim) -- literally 'bread of the face,' the bread kept before the presence of God.
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What does 2 Chronicles 4:19 mean?
Solomon makes all the temple's sacred vessels, including the golden altar and the tables for the shewbread.