17 And pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and [a]plates, and for basins, gold in weight for every basin, and for silver basins, by weight for every basin,

18 And for the altar of incense, pure gold by weight, and gold for the pattern of [b]the chariot of the Cherubs that spread themselves, and covered the Ark of the covenant of the Lord:

19 All, said he, by writing sent to me [c]by the hand of the Lord, which made me understand all the workmanship of the pattern.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 28:17 Or, coverings.
  2. 1 Chronicles 28:18 Meaning, of the mercy seat which covered the Ark, which was called the chariot, because the Lord declared himself there.
  3. 1 Chronicles 28:19 For all this was left in writing in the book of the Law, Exod. 25:40, which book the king was bound to put in execution, Deut. 17:19.

17 the weight of pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls(A) and pitchers; the weight of gold for each gold dish; the weight of silver for each silver dish; 18 and the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense.(B) He also gave him the plan for the chariot,(C) that is, the cherubim of gold that spread their wings and overshadow(D) the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

19 “All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details(E) of the plan.(F)

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