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The Second Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 4 -

(1 Kings 7:23–26)
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Then he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits(a) long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
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Also he made the molten sea (b) of ten cubits from brim to brim. It was round, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference.
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Under it was the likeness of oxen, which encircled it, for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
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It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.
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It was a handbreadth thick. Its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It received and held three thousand baths.(c)

The Ten Basins, Lampstands, and Tables

(1 Kings 7:38–39)
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He also made ten basins, and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to wash in them. The things that belonged to the burnt offering were washed in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
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He made the ten lamp stands of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand and five on the left.
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He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. He made one hundred basins of gold.

The Courts

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Furthermore he made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
10
He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.

Completion of the Bronze Works

(1 Kings 7:40–47)
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Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished doing the work that he did for King Solomon in God’s house:
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the two pillars, the bowls, the two capitals which were on the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars,
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and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks—two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars.
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He also made the bases, and he made the basins on the bases—
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one sea, and the twelve oxen under it.
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Huram-abi (d) also made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all its vessels for King Solomon, for the LORD’s house, of bright bronze.
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The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.
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Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, so that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

Completion of the Gold Furnishings

(1 Kings 7:48–51)
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Solomon made all the vessels that were in God’s house: the golden altar, the tables with the show bread on them,
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and the lamp stands with their lamps to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold;
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and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was purest gold;
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and the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.

Footnotes

(a)4:1 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
(b)4:2 or, pool, or, reservoir
(c)4:5 A bath is about 5.6 U. S. gallons or 21.1 liters, so 3,000 baths is about 16,800 gallons or 63.3 kiloliters.
(d)4:16 “abi” means “his father”
(1 Kings 7:23–26)
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Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
2
Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.(a)
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And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
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It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
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And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.(b)

The Ten Basins, Lampstands, and Tables

(1 Kings 7:38–39)
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He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.(c)
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And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
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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.(d)

The Courts

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Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
10
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.

Completion of the Bronze Works

(1 Kings 7:40–47)
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And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;(e) (f)
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To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
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And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.(g)
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He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;(h)
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One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
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The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright brass.(i)
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In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.(j)
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Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

Completion of the Gold Furnishings

(1 Kings 7:48–51)
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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;
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Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
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And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;(k)
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And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.(l)

Footnotes

(a)4:2 from…: Heb. from his brim to his brim
(b)4:5 with flowers…: or, like a lilyflower
(c)4:6 such…: Heb. the work of burnt offering
(d)4:8 basons: or, bowls
(e)4:11 basons: or, bowls
(f)4:11 finished: Heb. finished to make
(g)4:13 upon: Heb. upon the face of
(h)4:14 lavers: or, caldrons
(i)4:16 bright: Heb. made bright, or, scoured
(j)4:17 clay…: Heb. thicknesses of the ground
(k)4:21 perfect…: Heb. perfections of gold
(l)4:22 basons: or, bowls
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