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2 Chronicles 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 36

1 And he made an altar of bronze, its length twenty cubits and its breadth twenty cubits, and its height ten cubits.

2 And he made the sea of molten bronze of ten cubits from its brim to its brim, circular all around; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it all around.

3 And under it was the shape of oxen, under it and all around it for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. Two rows of oxen were cast when it was cast.

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Chapter Summary

The altar of bronze. The molten sea on twelve oxen. The courts, and the instruments of bronze. The instruments of gold.

Key Hebrew Words

נְחֹ֫שֶׁת bronze H5178 · TWOT 1350a
יָם molten sea H3220 · TWOT 871a
מִזְבֵּחַ altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
מְנוֹרָה lampstand H4501 · TWOT 1333c
זָהָב gold H2091 · TWOT 529a
הֵיכָל temple sanctuary H1964 · TWOT 493

People & Context

Solomon

King of Judah who made all the gold vessels for the house of God and cast the bronze furnishings in abundance

Hiram

The Tyrian master craftsman (Huram) who made the pillars, the sea, the pots and basins of burnished bronze for King Solomon

Timeline

Casting the Bronze Altar and Molten Sea

Solomon makes a large bronze altar and a molten sea resting on twelve cast oxen.

2 Chronicles 4:1-5
Making Basins, Lampstands, and Tables

Ten bronze basins, ten golden lampstands, and ten tables are created and placed in the temple, along with the priests' court.

2 Chronicles 4:6-10
Hiram Finishes the Bronze Work

Hiram finishes casting the bronze pots, shovels, basins, and other utensils in the clay ground of the plain of Jordan.

2 Chronicles 4:11-18

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