Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 4:1 (show verse)
Solomon also constructed a bronze altar 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
2 Chronicles 4:2 (show verse)
He crafted a circular sea of cast metal 10 cubits from rim to rim and five cubits tall. A line 30 cubits long surrounded it.
2 Chronicles 4:3 (show verse)
Underneath, figurines resembling oxen encircled the circular sea beneath it, ten oxen every cubit, and encircling the sea completely. The oxen were in two rows, cast all at the same time.
2 Chronicles 4:4 (show verse)
The sea stood on top of twelve oxen, three of which faced to the north, three of which faced to the west, three of which faced to the south, and three of which faced toward the east. The sea was placed on top of the oxen, with all of their hindquarters turned inwards.
2 Chronicles 4:5 (show verse)
It was a handbreadth thick, with its brim fashioned like the brim of a cup. Similar in shape to a lily blossom, it could hold 3,000 baths.
2 Chronicles 4:6 (show verse)
Solomon also made ten wash basins, placing five on the right side and five on the left. The basins were intended for use to rinse burnt offerings, and the sea was intended for use by 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)
Solomon made ten gold lamp stands as he had been directed and set them in the Temple, five on the south side and five on the north side.
2 Chronicles 4:8 (show verse)
He also made ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five on the right side and five on the left side. He also constructed 100 gold basins.
2 Chronicles 4:9 (show verse)
He made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, overlaying their doors with bronze.
2 Chronicles 4:10 (show verse)
He set the sea at the southeast corner of the Temple.
2 Chronicles 4:11 (show verse)
Hiram-abi crafted the pots, shovels, and basins, thus completing the work that he did for King Solomon on the Temple of God;
2 Chronicles 4:12 (show verse)
that is, the two pillars, the bowls, the two capitals on top of the pillars, the two lattice works that covered the two bowls for the capitals that were on top of the pillars;
2 Chronicles 4:13 (show verse)
the 400 pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework having two rows of ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of each pillar);
2 Chronicles 4:14 (show verse)
the ten stands with their ten basins;
2 Chronicles 4:15 (show verse)
the large bronze basin called the Sea with the twelve oxen underneath,
2 Chronicles 4:16 (show verse)
along with its pots, shovels, forks, and all of its other implements that Hiram-abi made from polished bronze for King Solomon and the LORD's Temple.
2 Chronicles 4:17 (show verse)
The king had them forged in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah in the Jordan plain.
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 so many utensils in such great quantities that the weight of the bronze was never fully recorded.
2 Chronicles 4:19 (show verse)
Solomon also made these items for God's Temple: the golden altar, the tables for the Bread of the Presence,
2 Chronicles 4:20 (show verse)
the lamp stands and their lamps made of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary, as required,
2 Chronicles 4:21 (show verse)
the pure gold ornaments in the shape of flowers, the lamps, and the tongs (all made of the purest gold),
2 Chronicles 4:22 (show verse)
the gold trimming instruments, basins, pans, censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (that is, the Most Holy Place), and for the doors to the main hall of the Temple.
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