u = Even the Pattern of all : for this clauſe belongs both to the foregoing and to the following particulars. x By the Spirit of nod. as is evident from v. 19. For ſeing all the particulars of the T abernacle built by Moſes were ſuggeſted to him by Gods Spirit, by which even the Workmen were inſpired, Exod: 25: 40. and 3T. 3. it 15 not credible that God would ute leſs care and exaQtneſs in the building of this far more glorious and durable Work. y All which were within the Courts or adjoyning to them, as the other Chambers,- v. 11. were adjoyned to the Houſe.
13 Aifo for the courſes of the prieſts and the Levites, and for all the work of the ſervice of the houſe of che LORD,and for all the veſſels of ſervice in the houſe of
the LORD. ; Re
14 He gave of gold by weight, for things of gold, for all inftrumeats of all manner of ſervice, filver alſo for all inſtruments of ſilver, by weight, for all inſtru- ments of every kind of ſervice.
15 Even the weight for the candleſticks ofgold,and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candle- ſtick, and for the lamps thereof : and for the can- dleſticks of ſilver by weight, both for the || candleſtick,
and al[o for the lamps thereof, according to the uſe of every candleſtick z. ;
z Whether they were large and fixed in one place, whereof there were ten in the Holy Place, 1 King. 7: 49: or ſuch as were leſs and Jooſe to be carried from place to place, as need required.
16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of
ſhew bread #, for every table ; and likewiſe ſilver for the tables of ſilver |
a By this and 2 Chron. 4: 19. it apppears, that there were divers Tables to be uſed either ſucceſſively or together about the ſhew- bread ; but one of them ſeems to have been of more Eminency and uſe than the reſt, and therefore it is moſt commonly called the Table of the Shew-bread in the iingular Number. But of this and the reſt of the Utenſils here named, ſee the Notes on Exodus.
17 Alſo pure gold for. the fleſh-hooks,and the bowls and the cups: and for the golden baſons be gave gold
by weight for every baſon,and /ikewiſe ſilver by weight for every baſon of ſilver.
18 And for the altar of incenſe, refined gold by weight ; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the * cherubims b, that ſpread ont their wings and co- vered the ark of the covenant of the LORD <«.
b i. e. Of the Cherubims, which Solomon was to make, of which ſee 1 Kings 6: 23. ( for thoſe which were faſtened to the Mercy-ſeat were made by Moſes long before) which he firly compares to a Cha- riot, becauſe within thega God is oft ſaid to ft and to dwell, as 2 Kings 19. 15. Pſal: 80: 1. & 99: 1. and ſometimes he is ſaid to ride upon @ Cherub, Pſal. 18. 10. And becauſe a Chariot is made to carry a perſon from place to place,this Expreſſion may be uſed to intimat that God was not ſo fixed to them by the building of this Temple, but that he both could and would remove from them if they forſook him. And when they did fo, God did make uſe of the Chariot of his Cherubims to convey himſelf away from them, as is noted, Exek; 10:15, ©. c Not above it,for that was done by Moſes his Cherubims, but before it, to keep it from the Eyes of
the High Prieſt, when he entred into the moſt Holy Place, 1 King. G; 23-
19 All this ſaid David,* the LORD made me under- ſtand in writting by + is hand upon || me 4, ever al]
| 0c, he works of this pattern.
d The meaning is either 1. That God revealed this to Samuel, ( ſee 1 Chron: 9: 22.) or Gas, or Nathan, or ſome other Man cf God who put it into Writing, and by them to David. Or, 2. That God did, as it were, by his own Hand and Finger, (wherewith he wrote the Ten commandmenrs,Exod:31:18.) write theſe things upon the Table of my mind, which now I deliver to thee.
20 And David faid to Solomon his fon, Be ſtron and of good courage e, and dos : fear not nor be dil- mayed, for the LORD God, eves my God, will be with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forſake thee, until thou haſt finiſhed all the work for the ſervice of the
| houſe of the LORD.
e Sec the Notes on ve 10» 21 And behold, the courſes of the prieſts and the
Levites, even they ſhall be with thee for all the ſervice of the houſe of God, and there ſhall be with thee for all
manner of workmanſhip, every willing skilful man, for | :
Chap, XXIX,
any manner of ſervice : alfo the princes and all the pee»
ple ill be wholly at thy commandment.
GHAP. XXIX
David by his Example and intreaty. 1 5. Cauſer the Princes and People ro ofer willingly, 6———9. David's Thankſgiving and Prayer,
10——19, The People having bleſſzd God and Sacrificed, make Solo=
mon King, 29————-25- Davias reign and death, 26 5
LE nmom_—_Y David the king faid unto all the con- gregation, Solomon my ſon, whom alone ' God N God hath choſen, 3s yet * young and tender a, and the *ch:22:g; W work is great : for the palace is not for man, but for | the LORD.
a Comparatively : for he was now married,as appears by Com« paring 2 Chron 9g: 30:and 12: 13. 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the houſe of my God, the gold for :hings rs be made of gold and the ſilver for :hings of filver, and the braſs for things of braſs, the iron for things of iron,and wood for things of wood ; onyx-ſtones, and ones to be ſet b, gliſtering ftones,and of divers colours, and all manner # precious mom nah Eons in abundance. iamonds, or Emeraulds, or i 1 Stones which are uſually ſet in Sarapay 1 yo Pong ag NET OE 3 Moreover, becauſe I haye ſet my afteion to the jj houſe of my God,7 Ihave of mine own proper good c, tHeb.thera if of gold and ſilver, hich T have given to the houſe of * '*, a
my God, over and above all that I have prepared for 2 the holy houſe, PICPATEC TOT preejure.
c Of that which T have reſerved as a pecuVar Treaſure to m __ I after I had ſeparated thoſe th which I had G——_ to God.
4 Even three thouſand talents of gold, of the gold
of * Ophir 4, and ſeven thouſand talents of refined ſilver * 1King$ to eventos the walls of the houſes wthal e: 9: 28,
da Which was accounted rhe beſt and pureſt gold : vf which £,
Job: 22: 24: © 28: 16. Iſs. 13: 12. by whda it ——_—_ that thoſe 100000 Talents mentioned before, Ch: 22: I4- where a coure ſer and impurer fort of Gold. e The walls of the T*mple with Gold, and of the Rooms adjoyning to it, with Silver beaten out into plates and put upon the other Materials here and there as it was thought fir.