The Meaning of 1 Kings 7:50 Explained

1 Kings 7:50

KJV: And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.

YLT: and the basins, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and the censers, of refined gold, and the hinges for the doors of the inner-house, for the holy of holies, for the doors of the house of the temple, of gold.

Darby: and the basons, and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, for the folding-doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple.

ASV: and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit , of the temple, of gold.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the bowls,  and the snuffers,  and the basons,  and the spoons,  and the censers  [of] pure  gold;  and the hinges  [of] gold,  [both] for the doors  of the inner  house,  the most  holy  [place, and] for the doors  of the house,  [to wit], of the temple. 

What does 1 Kings 7:50 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 7:40-51 - Vessels Of Brass And Of Gold
As we pass from the outward to the inward part of the sanctuary, brass gives place to gold. The nearer we come to God's throne in the Holy of Holies, the more costly and magnificent everything must become. Even snuffers, hinges, and spoons must be of gold. God's highest service calls for our best in the least things that pertain to it.
The enumeration of ornaments and utensils in brass and gold, leads to the announcement that Solomon gave up counting the weight, and that the weight of the brass could not be found out. The r.v. margin says, "was not searched out." In this there is shadowed forth "the unsearchable riches of Christ," Ephesians 3:8. You cannot weigh them up. They defy calculation. It is only when you get the accumulated experience of all the saints that you can comprehend the length and breadth and depth and height of the love of Christ that passeth knowledge, Ephesians 3:18. See to it that you grow in the grace and in the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord, 2 Peter 3:18. Let there be a sensible advance into the deep things of God. For wood bring stones, for stones iron, for iron brass, and for brass gold, Isaiah 60:17. And may we all leave a finished building behind us when we pass on to see the King!
1 Kings 7:1-51 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 7

1  The building of Solomon's house
2  Of the house of Lebanon
6  Of the porch of pillars
7  Of the porch of judgment
8  Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter
13  Hiram's work of the two pillars,
23  Of the molten sea
27  Of the ten bases
38  Of the ten lavers
40  and all the vessels

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 7:50 mean?

and the basins and the trimmers and the bowls and the ladles and the censers of gold pure and the hinges [both] for the doors of the inner room Most the Holy [Place] [and] for the doors of the main hall of the temple Of gold -
וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹת וְהַֽמְזַמְּר֧וֹת וְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹת וְהַכַּפּ֥וֹת וְהַמַּחְתּ֖וֹת זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וְהַפֹּת֡וֹת לְדַלְתוֹת֩ הַבַּ֨יִת הַפְּנִימִ֜י לְקֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים לְדַלְתֵ֥י הַבַּ֛יִת לַהֵיכָ֖ל זָהָֽב פ

וְ֠הַסִּפּוֹת  and  the  basins 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סַף 
Sense: a spreading out, basin, goblet, bowl.
וְהַֽמְזַמְּר֧וֹת  and  the  trimmers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מְזַמֶּרֶת  
Sense: snuffers (temple utensil).
וְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹת  and  the  bowls 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מִזְרָק  
Sense: bowl, basin.
וְהַכַּפּ֥וֹת  and  the  ladles 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
וְהַמַּחְתּ֖וֹת  and  the  censers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַחְתָּה  
Sense: fire-holder, censer, firepan, snuff dish, tray.
זָהָ֣ב  of  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
סָג֑וּר  pure 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: סָגוּר 
Sense: to shut, close.
וְהַפֹּת֡וֹת  and  the  hinges 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: פֹּת  
Sense: sockets, hinges, secret parts (meaning dubious).
לְדַלְתוֹת֩  [both]  for  the  doors 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: דַּל 
Sense: door, gate.
הַפְּנִימִ֜י  the  inner  room 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: פְּנִימִי  
Sense: inner.
לְקֹ֣דֶשׁ  Most 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים  the  Holy  [Place] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
לְדַלְתֵ֥י  [and]  for  the  doors 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, fdc
Root: דַּל 
Sense: door, gate.
הַבַּ֛יִת  of  the  main  hall 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
לַהֵיכָ֖ל  of  the  temple 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֵיכָל  
Sense: palace, temple, nave, sanctuary.
זָהָֽב  Of  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
פ    - 
Parse: Punctuation