Shulchan שֻׁלְחָן

Shulchan (Hebrew שֻׁלְחָן, Strong's H7979) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “table”. It occurs 71 times in 62 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Shulchan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 25:23
  Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 25:27
  Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
• Exodus 25:28
  And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
• Exodus 25:30
  And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
• Exodus 26:35
  And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
• Exodus 30:27
  And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,
• Exodus 31:8
  And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
• Exodus 35:13
  The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
• Exodus 37:10
  And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 37:14
  Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
• Exodus 37:15
  And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
• Exodus 37:16
  And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
• Exodus 39:36
  The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;
• Exodus 40:4
  And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
• Exodus 40:22
  And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
• Exodus 40:24
  And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

Leviticus

• Leviticus 24:6
  And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD.

Numbers

• Numbers 3:31
  And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.
• Numbers 4:7
  And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.

Judges

• Judges 1:7
  And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 20:29
  And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he did not come to the king’s table.”
• 1 Samuel 20:34
  So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food that second day of the month, for he was grieved by his father’s shameful treatment of David.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 9:7
  And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
• 2 Samuel 9:10
  Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
• 2 Samuel 9:11
  Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
• 2 Samuel 9:13
  So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.
• 2 Samuel 19:28
  For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 2:7
  But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
• 1 Kings 4:27
  And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
• 1 Kings 7:48
  And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
• 1 Kings 10:5
  And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
• 1 Kings 13:20
  And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back:While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,
• 1 Kings 18:19
  Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 4:10
  Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 28:16
  And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables;

2 Chronicles

• 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.Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
• 2 Chronicles 4:19
  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 all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
• 2 Chronicles 9:4
  And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
• 2 Chronicles 13:11
  And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
• 2 Chronicles 29:18
  Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 5:17
  Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.

Job

• Job 36:16
  Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.

Psalms

• Psalm 23:5
  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
• Psalm 69:22
  Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
• Psalm 78:19
  Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
• Psalm 128:3
  Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 9:2
  She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 21:5
  Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
• Isaiah 28:8
  For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth.
• Isaiah 65:11
  But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 23:41
  And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
• Ezekiel 39:20
  Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God.And at My table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, of mighty men and warriors of every kind,’ declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 40:39
  And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.
• Ezekiel 40:40
  And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.
• Ezekiel 40:41
  Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
• Ezekiel 40:42
  And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
• Ezekiel 40:43
  And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.
• Ezekiel 41:22
  The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the Lord.There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
• Ezekiel 44:16
  They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.

Daniel

• Daniel 11:27
  And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.

Malachi

• Malachi 1:7
  Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
• Malachi 1:12
  But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).