Solomon also made all the objects that were in God’s temple. He made the golden altar. He made the tables for the holy bread.

所罗门又造神殿里的金坛和陈设饼的桌子，

所罗门又为上帝的殿造了各样的器皿：金坛和献供饼的供桌；

所罗门又为神的殿造了各样的器皿：金坛和献供饼的供桌；

所罗门又造了上帝殿里的金坛和放置供饼的桌子，

所罗门又做了神殿里的一切器具，就是金坛和放陈设饼的桌子，

所羅門又造神殿裏的金壇和陳設餅的桌子，

所羅門又為上帝的殿造了各樣的器皿：金壇和獻供餅的供桌；

所羅門又為神的殿造了各樣的器皿：金壇和獻供餅的供桌；

所羅門又造了上帝殿裡的金壇和放置供餅的桌子，

所羅門又做了神殿裡的一切器具，就是金壇和放陳設餅的桌子，

所羅門造了上帝殿裏一切的器皿：就是金祭壇和幾張桌子，桌子上面可以擺着神前餅，

所羅門作上帝室之諸器、及金壇與陳餅之几、

所羅門作上帝殿中所用器皿、即金壇、及陳餅之几、

所羅門作天主殿中所用之諸器、及金焚香臺與供陳設餅之諸案、

Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in God’s temple: the golden altar; the tables on which was the bread of the Presence;

So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence,

Solomon also made all the furnishings for the Temple of God: the gold altar; the tables for the Bread of the Presence;

Solomon also made all the equipment in God’s temple: the gold altar; the tables on which to put the Bread of the Presence;

Solomon also made all the things that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables with the bread of the Presence on them,

Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was the showbread;

And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;

Solomon also made all the equipment in God’s temple: the gold altar; the tables on which to put the bread of the Presence;

And Solomon made all the vessels that[ were for] the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread[ was set];

Solomon also made these items for God’s temple: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence was kept,

Solomon made all the vessels that were in God’s house, the golden altar also, and the tables with the show bread on them;

Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, removed all the objects that belong to my house. He took them to Babylon. Before two years are over, I will bring them back to this place.

The sixth angel blew his trumpet. Then I heard a voice coming from the four corners of the golden altar. The altar stands in front of God.

“ Get the finest flour and bake 12 loaves of bread. Use seven pounds of flour for each loaf.Arrange them in two stacks. Put six loaves in each stack on the table made out of pure gold. The table stands in front of the Lord.By each stack put some pure incense. It will remind you that all good things come from the Lord. Burn the incense in place of the bread. The incense is a food offering presented to the Lord.The bread must be set out in front of the Lord regularly. Do it every Sabbath day. It will be Israel’s duty to provide it for all time to come.

But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride brought him down. He wasn’t faithful to the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’ s temple to burn incense on the altar for burning incense.Azariah the priest followed him in. So did 80 other brave priests of the Lord.They stood up to Uzziah. They said,“ Uzziah, it isn’t right for you to burn incense to the Lord. Only the priests are supposed to do that. They are members of the family line of Aaron. They have been set apart to burn incense. So get out of here. Leave the temple. You haven’t been faithful. The Lord God won’t honor you.”

He made ten tables. He placed them in the temple. He put five of them on the south side. He put the other five on the north side. He also made 100 gold sprinkling bowls.

“ Make an altar for burning incense. Make it out of acacia wood.It must be one and a half feet square and three feet high. Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners.Cover the top, sides and horns with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it.Make two gold rings for the altar below the strip. Put the rings across from each other. They will hold the poles that are used to carry it.Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold.Put the altar in front of the curtain that hangs in front of the ark. The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The ark will have a cover. It will be the place where sin is paid for. There I will meet with you.“ Aaron must burn sweet- smelling incense on the altar. He must do it every morning when he takes care of the lamps.He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at sunset. Incense must be burned regularly in front of the Lord. Do it for all time to come.Do not burn any other incense on the altar. Do not use the altar for burnt offerings or grain offerings. And do not pour drink offerings on it.Once a year Aaron must put the blood of a sin offering on the horns of the altar. He must do this to make the altar pure. He must do this on the day Israel’s sin is paid for. Do this for all time to come. The altar is a very holy place to me.”

They also took away the pots, shovels, wick cutters, sprinkling bowls and dishes. They took away all the bronze objects that were used for any purpose in the temple.The commander of the royal guard took away the bowls and the shallow cups for burning incense. He took away the sprinkling bowls, the pots, the lampstands and the dishes. He took away the bowls used for drink offerings. So he took away everything made out of pure gold or silver.

The Babylonian army destroyed the Lord’ s temple. They broke the bronze pillars into pieces. They broke up the bronze stands that could be moved around. And they broke up the huge bronze bowl. Then they carried the bronze away to Babylon.They also took away the pots, shovels, wick cutters and dishes. They took away all the bronze objects used for any purpose in the temple.The commander of the royal guard took away the shallow cups for burning incense. He took away the sprinkling bowls. So he took away everything made out of pure gold or silver.

Nebuchadnezzar carried off to Babylon all the objects from God’s temple. Some of those things were large. Others were small. He carried off the treasures of the temple. He also carried off the treasures that belonged to the king and his officials.

David told Solomon how much gold should be used to make each table for holy bread. He told him how much silver should be used to make the silver tables.

King Cyrus also brought out the objects that belonged to the Lord’ s temple. Nebuchadnezzar had carried them off from Jerusalem. He had put them in the temple of his own god.Cyrus, the king of Persia, told Mithredath to bring them out. Mithredath was in charge of the temple treasures. He counted those objects. Then he gave them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.Here is a list of the objects. There were 30 gold dishes. There were 1,000 silver dishes. There were 29 silver pans.There were 30 gold bowls. There were 410 matching silver bowls. There were 1,000 other objects.The total number of gold and silver objects was 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought all of these back with him to Jerusalem. So Sheshbazzar and the Jews who had been forced to leave Judah came up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

“ Make a table out of acacia wood. Make it three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high.Cover it with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it.Also make a rim around it three inches wide. Put a strip of gold around the rim.Make four gold rings for the table. Join them to the four corners, where the four legs are.The rings must be close to the rim. They must hold the poles that will be used to carry the table.Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. Use them to carry the table.Make its plates and dishes out of pure gold. Also make its pitchers and bowls out of pure gold. Use the pitchers and bowls to pour out drink offerings.Put the holy bread on the table. It must be near my holy throne on the ark of the covenant law at all times.

Another angel came and stood at the altar. He had a shallow gold cup for burning incense. He was given a lot of incense to offer on the golden altar. The altar was in front of the throne. With the incense he offered the prayers of all God’s people.

While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to his servants. He commanded them to bring in some gold and silver cups. They were the cups his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. Belshazzar had them brought in so everyone could drink from them. That included the king himself, his nobles, his wives and his concubines.So the servants brought in the gold cups. The cups had been taken from God’s temple in Jerusalem. The king and his nobles drank from them. So did his wives and concubines.

You have taken your stand against the Lord of heaven. You had your servants bring cups from his temple to you. You and your nobles drank wine from them. So did your wives and concubines. You praised your gods. The statues of those gods are made out of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood or stone. They can’t see or hear or understand anything. But you didn’t honor God. He holds in his hand your very life and everything you do.

The workers made the altar for burning incense. They made it out of acacia wood. It was about one foot six inches square and three feet high. A horn stuck out from each of its upper four corners.The workers covered the top, sides and horns with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it.They made two gold rings below the strip. They put the rings on the sides across from each other. The rings held the poles used to carry it.The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, sweet- smelling incense. A person who makes perfume made them.

Solomon also made everything in the Lord’ s temple. He made the golden altar. He made the golden table for the holy bread.He made the pure gold lampstands. There were five on the right and five on the left. They were in front of the Most Holy Room. He made the gold flowers. He made the gold lamps and tongs.He made the bowls, wick cutters, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and shallow cups for burning incense. All of them were made out of pure gold. He made the gold bases for the doors of the inside room. That’s the Most Holy Room. He also made gold bases for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him. He brought him to Babylon. He also brought things of value from the Lord’ s temple. He made Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. Zedekiah was Jehoiachin’s uncle.

Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the Lord’ s temple. He also removed the treasures from the royal palace. He cut up the gold objects that Solomon, the king of Israel, had made for the temple. That’s what the Lord had announced would happen.