"And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, {were of} brass." — Exodus 38:20

Exodus 38:20 · KJV

“And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, {were of} brass.”

— Exodus 38:20

And their pillars {were} four, and their sockets {of} brass four; their hooks {of} silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets {of} silver.

Verse 21

This is the sum of the tabernacle, {even} of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, {for} the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.

Exodus 38 — Context

And the hanging for the gate of the court {was} needlework, {of} blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits {was} the length, and the height in the breadth {was} five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

And their pillars {were} four, and their sockets {of} brass four; their hooks {of} silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets {of} silver.

And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, {were of} brass.

And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.

Cross References

Exodus 27:19

All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, {shall be of} brass.

Colossians 2:19

And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

Isaiah 22:23

And I will fasten him {as} a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

Ephesians 2:21-22

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise {are} as goads, and as nails fastened {by} the masters of assemblies, {which} are given from one shepherd.

Ezra 9:8

And now for a little space grace hath been {shewed} from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. {space: Heb. moment} {a nail: or, a pin: that is, a constant and sure abode}

Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle {that} shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

2 Chronicles 3:9

And the weight of the nails {was} fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.