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.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 4:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
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.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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