2 Chronicles 4:8
2 Chronicles 4:8 Meaning and Explanation
“He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.”
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What Does 2 Chronicles 4:8 Mean?
To the lampstands Solomon added ten tables, likewise divided five and five, and a hundred bowls of gold for the temple service. The tables held the bread that was kept continually before the LORD.
Light and bread together spoke of life sustained in God's presence. Where his people gathered to worship, there was illumination for the eyes and provision for the table. The abundance of gold vessels declared that nothing was too costly to offer the God who gives all good things.
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What does 2 Chronicles 4:8 mean?
Ten tables are set in the temple, five to a side, together with a hundred golden bowls.