KJV King James Version
The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
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2 Chronicles 4:16
The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.
WEB World English Bible
Huram his father also made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all its vessels for king Solomon for the house of Yahweh of bright brass.
ASV American Standard Version
The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of Jehovah of bright brass.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the pots, and the shovels, and the forks, and all their vessels, hath Huram his father made for king Solomon, for the house of Jehovah, of brass purified.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 4
13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which [were] upon the pillars.
14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
19 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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וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַ֠סִּירוֹתH5518 · sirpotוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַיָּעִ֤יםH3257 · yashovelוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמִּזְלָגוֹת֙H4207 · maz.legforkוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallכְּלֵיהֶ֔םH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilעָשָׂ֞הH6213 · a.sahto make: doחוּרָ֥םH2361 · chu.ramHiramאָבִ֛יוH1 · avfatherלַמֶּ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹ֖הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonלְבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDנְחֹ֖שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeמָרֽוּק׃H4838 · ma.raqto polish
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 2:13And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,1 Chronicles 28:17Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons [he gave gold] by weight for every bason; and [likewise silver] by weight for every bason of silver:2 Chronicles 4:11And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;1 Kings 7:13-14And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.1 Samuel 2:13-14And the priests’ custom with the people [was, that], when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;1 Kings 7:45And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, [were of] bright brass.Exodus 38:3And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, [and] the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he [of] brass.Zechariah 14:20-21In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’S house shall be like the bowls before the altar.Exodus 27:3And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make [of] brass.
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