The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 4:19 Explained

2 Chronicles 4:19

KJV: 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;

YLT: And Solomon maketh all the vessels that are for the house of God, and the altar of gold, and the tables, and on them is bread of the presence;

Darby: And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar; and the tables whereon was the shewbread;

ASV: And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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]; 

What does 2 Chronicles 4:19 Mean?

Study Notes

shewbread
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Showbread, type of Christ, the Bread of God, nourisher of the Christian's life as a believer-priest 1 Peter 2:9 ; Revelation 1:6 . In John 6:33-58 our Lord has more in mind the manna, that food which "came down"; but all typical meanings of "bread" are there gathered into His words. The manna is the life-giving Christ; the showbread, the life-sustaining Christ. The showbread typifies Christ as the "corn of wheat" John 12:24 ground in the mill of suffering John 12:27 and brought into the fire of judgment John 12:31-33 . We, as priests, by faith feed upon Him as having undergone that in our stead and for our sakes. It is meditation upon Christ, as in Hebrews 12:2 ; Hebrews 12:3 .

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 4

1  The altar of brass
2  The molten sea upon twelve oxen
6  The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables
9  The courts, and the instruments of brass
19  The instruments of gold

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 4:19 mean?

Thus had made Solomon - all the furnishings for the house of God and altar of the gold and the tables and on which with the bread the showbread [was]
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־ הַכֵּלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְאֵת֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הַזָּהָ֔ב וְאֶת־ הַשֻּׁלְחָנ֔וֹת וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֶ֥חֶם הַפָּנִֽים

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ  Thus  had  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה  Solomon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
אֵ֚ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַכֵּלִ֔ים  the  furnishings 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
בֵּ֣ית  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
מִזְבַּ֣ח  altar 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
הַזָּהָ֔ב  of  the  gold 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
הַשֻּׁלְחָנ֔וֹת  the  tables 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֻׁלְחָן  
Sense: table.
וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם  and  on  which 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לֶ֥חֶם  with  the  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
הַפָּנִֽים  the  showbread  [was] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.