2 Chronicles 4:8

He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.

Cross-references

In Exodus 25:23-30, the table of showbread is prescribed; here ten tables are made for the temple.

In Exodus 37:10-16, Bezalel made the showbread table; here Solomon's craftsmen made ten similar tables.

In 1 Kings 7:48, the parallel account lists the golden table for the bread of the Presence.

Jeremiah 52:18 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:18 records the very same bowls and temple articles being carried off to Babylon, fulfilling judgment.

Jeremiah 52:19 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:19 also lists the basins and bowls taken, adding detail to the temple's plunder.

Ezekiel 44:16 Related theme

Ezekiel 44:16 shows that these tables were where priests ministered before the Lord, giving them sacred function.

Malachi 1:12 laments that the Lord's table was treated contemptibly, contrasting its original holiness.

1 Kings 7:40 gives the parallel account of Hiram making the same basins and bowls for the temple.

1 Chronicles 28:16 Historical context

1 Chronicles 28:16 shows that these tables were designated for the bread of the Presence, revealing their purpose.

Ezra 1:9 Historical context

Ezra 1:9 lists gold basins returned from exile, matching the basins made here. Same temple vessels but different count.