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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

מִזְבַּ֣ח altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה five H2568 · TWOT 686a
עַמּוּדִ֣ים pillar H5982 · TWOT 1637c
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה Solomon H8010 · TWOT 2401i

People & Context

Casting the Bronze Altar and Molten Sea

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

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.

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.

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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