Solomon made all the vessels that were in the LORD’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold;
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 48. Altar, not that on which the ark was placed, (Calmet. 6:20. Calmet.) though some are of that opinion; ( Menochius. and so forth) but perhaps the altar of incense. The one which Moses had made was probably too small, ( Calmet.) and reposited in the treasury. Rabbins.—Table. In 1 Chronicles 4:8 we find ten specified, one between each candlestick, in the holy place. Josephus (viii. 2.) mentions an incredible number of gold and silver utensils, which are not found in Scripture; and the Rabbins are not sparing in miracles, to promote a respect for the temple. No venomous creature, they say, was ever seen in Jerusalem; nor did man seek for lodgings in vain, and so forth The priests were so numerous, that the same person had never to offer the perpetual sacrifice or incense twice in his life. No one durst spit in the temple, nor turn his back on the altar, and so forth Calmet.