And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
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Gill's Exposition
So was ended all the work that King Solomon made for the house of the Lord,.... Which he ordered to be made to be put into it, either for the ornament of it, or for the use and service of it; all was…
See the notes to Exo 25:31-38. The “bowls” of 1Ki 7:50 were the “bowls” for the tables Exo 37:16, large vases containing oil for the lamps.
Here is, 1. The making of the gold work of the temple, which it seems was done last, for with it the work of the house of God ended. All within doors was gold, and all made new (except the ark, with…
Cambridge Bible
and the bowls This is the word which is usually rendered -basons." See 2Sa 17:28, &c. A different word is translated -bowl" elsewhere, see Jdg 6:38. As -basons" occurs later on in the verse, the R.V.…
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