Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 4:1 (show verse)
Then Solomon made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and ten cubits in height.
2 Chronicles 4:2 (show verse)
He also made the Sea [that is, the large basin used for ceremonial washing] of cast metal, ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and five cubits in height, and its circumference was thirty cubits.
2 Chronicles 4:3 (show verse)
Under it and entirely encircling it were figures of oxen, ten to a cubit. The oxen were in two rows, cast in one piece.
2 Chronicles 4:4 (show verse)
It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters turned inward.
2 Chronicles 4:5 (show verse)
It was a handbreadth (the width of the four fingers) thick; its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold 3,000 baths (measures).
2 Chronicles 4:6 (show verse)
He also made ten [portable] basins in which to wash, and he put five on the right (south) side and five on the left (north). They would rinse things for the burnt offering in them, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.
Ablution » of priests
Ablution » Of burnt offerings
Purification » Washing parts of animal sacrifices in water
Purifications or baptisms » Of priests performed in the brazen laver
Purifications or baptisms » Of things for burnt-offerings
Temple » Solomon's » The ten lavers
Washing » Ceremonial
Water » Select reading psalm 51 ps 51 » Washing ceremonial
Ablution » Of burnt offerings
Purification » Washing parts of animal sacrifices in water
Purifications or baptisms » Of priests performed in the brazen laver
Purifications or baptisms » Of things for burnt-offerings
Temple » Solomon's » The ten lavers
Washing » Ceremonial
Water » Select reading psalm 51 ps 51 » Washing ceremonial
2 Chronicles 4:7 (show verse)
And he made ten golden lampstands just as directed and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.
2 Chronicles 4:8 (show verse)
He made also ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left side, and he made a hundred [ceremonial] basins of gold.
2 Chronicles 4:9 (show verse)
Moreover, he made the courtyard of the priests, and the great courtyard [for the people] and doors for the courtyard, and he overlaid their doors with bronze.
2 Chronicles 4:10 (show verse)
He set the Sea on the right side at the southeast corner [of the house].
2 Chronicles 4:11 (show verse)
And Huram also made the pails [for ashes], the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of God:
2 Chronicles 4:12 (show verse)
the two pillars, the bowls, the capitals on top of the two pillars, and the two lattice works to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on top of the pillars,
2 Chronicles 4:13 (show verse)
and the four hundred pomegranates for the two lattice works, two rows of pomegranates for each lattice to cover the two bowls of the capitals on the pillars.
2 Chronicles 4:14 (show verse)
He also made the stands and he made the basins on the stands;
2 Chronicles 4:15 (show verse)
and the one Sea with the twelve oxen under it.
2 Chronicles 4:16 (show verse)
The pails, the shovels, and the meat-forks, and all the utensils Huram-abi made of polished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 4:17 (show verse)
The king cast them on the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Moulding
Jordan » Plain of
Jordan » Plain of » Solomon's foundry in
Jordan, the river » The plains of » Afforded clay for molding brass, &c
Master workman » Instances of » Hiram
Mechanic » Instances of » Hiram
Molding » Done in the plain of the jordan river
Succoth » In canaan
Succoth » A city » A city which was located probably east of the jordan river » Located near the jordan river
Zeredathah » In the territory of the tribe of manasseh
Jordan » Plain of
Jordan » Plain of » Solomon's foundry in
Jordan, the river » The plains of » Afforded clay for molding brass, &c
Master workman » Instances of » Hiram
Mechanic » Instances of » Hiram
Molding » Done in the plain of the jordan river
Succoth » In canaan
Succoth » A city » A city which was located probably east of the jordan river » Located near the jordan river
Zeredathah » In the territory of the tribe of manasseh
2 Chronicles 4:18 (show verse)
Solomon made all these utensils in such great quantity that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
2 Chronicles 4:19 (show verse)
Solomon also made all the articles that were in the house of God: the golden altar, and the tables for the bread of the Presence (showbread),
2 Chronicles 4:20 (show verse)
and the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary (the Holy of Holies) as directed;
2 Chronicles 4:21 (show verse)
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;
2 Chronicles 4:22 (show verse)
and the snuffers, the basins, the dishes [for incense], and the firepans, of pure gold; and for the entrance of the house (temple), the inner doors for the Holy of Holies and the doors of the Holy Place (main room), were of gold.
Basin » Made of gold
Censer » For the temple, made of gold
Gold » Was used for » Sacred utensils
Holy » Love for prophecies of the rebuilding of » Of holies
Shewbread (showbread) » For the temple
Spoons » Of the temple
Temple » Solomon's » The altar of incense, and its furniture
Temple » Solomon's » The lampstands and their utensils
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Censer » For the temple, made of gold
Gold » Was used for » Sacred utensils
Holy » Love for prophecies of the rebuilding of » Of holies
Shewbread (showbread) » For the temple
Spoons » Of the temple
Temple » Solomon's » The altar of incense, and its furniture
Temple » Solomon's » The lampstands and their utensils
Temple » Solomon's » Description of