1 Chronicles 28:16

the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables;

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — David addresses Solomon during his final charge to construct the temple. He specifies the exact materials and measurements required for the sacred furnishings.

The words — מִשְׁקָל (mishkal) denotes the precise weight of the gold and silver. הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת (ha.ma'arekhet) refers to the row or setting of the showbread tables.

The thread — The construction of the showbread tables appears in Exodus 25:23, Solomon’s completed golden table in 1 Kings 7:48, and the ten temple tables in 2 Chronicles 4:8. These passages trace the consistent specification and replication of sacred furniture.

Why it lands — The text demands exactness in worship materials, leaving no room for approximation. Readers must recognize that sacred service requires precise adherence to divine specifications.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַזָּהָ֥בha./za.Havthe/ gold מִשְׁקָ֛לmish.Kalweight לְשֻׁלְחֲנ֥וֹתle./shul.cha.Notfor/ [the] tables of הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha./ma.'a.Re.khetthe/ row לְשֻׁלְחַ֣ןle./shul.Chanfor/ a table וְשֻׁלְחָ֑ןve./shul.Chanand/ a table וְכֶ֖סֶףve./Khe.sefand/ silver לְשֻׁלְחֲנ֥וֹתle./shul.cha.Notfor/ [the] tables of הַכָּֽסֶף׃ha./Ka.sef<the>/ silver

King James Version

And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

Cross-references

Exodus 25:23 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
1 Kings 7:48 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
2 Chronicles 4:8 Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
2 Chronicles 4:19 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;