· Translation: KJV

2 Chronicles 4:8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. He made one hundred basins of gold.

The setting

Jerusalem, ~950 BC. Temple craftsmen arrange ten tables and one hundred golden basins throughout the sacred space...

The emotion here: overwhelmed documenting the stunning wealth dedicated to worship

The original word

shulchan (שֻׁלְחָן) — table, place of fellowship and offering

Why it matters

One hundred golden basins cost approximately 75 pounds of gold total

Read with care

What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 4:8

Ten tables meant room for much more bread than the original single table - God wants abundance in fellowship

Common misconceptionPeople think this extravagance was wasteful, but God specifically commanded this richness to show His glory deserves our absolute best.

Bible Genome reading

2 Chronicles 4:8 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionworship
Literary typenarrative

Emotional genome

Comfort power30%
Quotability20%
Memorability20%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone30%
Themes:worshipabundance

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2 Chronicles 4:8 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include worship, abundance. Notable phrases: ten tables; one hundred basins of gold.

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