2 Chronicles 4
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4 Also Solomon made an altar of bronze, its top twenty by twenty cubits and its height ten cubits.
2 Also he made a round Sea of molten metal, ten cubits from brim to brim and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured around it.
3 Under it were figures of oxen encircling it, ten to a cubit. The oxen were in two rows, cast in one piece with it.
4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking north, three west, three south, three east; and the Sea rested upon them, and all their hind parts were inward.
5 Its thickness was a handbreadth; its brim was like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held 3,000 baths (measures).
6 He made also ten lavers in which to wash and put five on the right (south) side and five on the left (north). Such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.
7 And he made ten golden lampstands as directed and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.
8 He made also ten tables and placed them in the temple, five each on the right and left sides, and 100 basins of gold.
9 Moreover, he made the priests’ court, and the great court and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
10 And he set the Sea at the southeast corner of the house.
11 And Huram made the pots, shovels, and basins. So Huram finished the work of God’s house that he did for King Solomon:
12 The two pillars; the bowls; the capitals on top of the two pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals on top of the pillars;
13 And 400 pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals upon the pillars.
14 He made also bases or stands and lavers upon the bases;
15 One Sea and the twelve oxen under it;
16 The pots, shovels, and fleshhooks, and all their equipment Huram his trusted counselor made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.
17 In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.
18 Solomon made all these things in such great numbers that the weight of the bronze was not computed.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of God: the golden altar also; and the tables for the showbread (the bread of the Presence);
20 And the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn before the inner sanctuary (the Holy of Holies) as directed;
21 The flowers, lamps, and tongs, of purest gold;
22 The snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and firepans, of pure gold; and for the temple entry, the inner doors for the Most Holy Place and the doors of the Holy Place were of gold.
2 Chronicles 4
Easy-to-Read Version
Furniture for the Temple
4 He made a bronze altar that was 20 cubits[a] long, 20 cubits wide, and 10 cubits[b] tall. 2 Then he made a large tank[c] from melted bronze. It was round and it measured 10 cubits across from edge to edge. It was 5 cubits[d] tall and about 30 cubits[e] around. 3 There were images of bulls under the lip of the large bronze tank.[f] They were in two rows that went 10 cubits around the tank. The bulls were molded in place when the tank was shaped. 4 The large bronze tank was on top of twelve large statues of bulls. Three bulls looked toward the north. Three bulls looked toward the west. Three bulls looked toward the south. Three bulls looked toward the east. The large bronze tank was on top of these bulls. All the bulls stood with their rear ends to each other and to the center. 5 The large bronze tank was 3 inches[g] thick. The edge of the large tank was like the edge of a cup. The edge looked like a lily blossom. The tank could hold about 17,400 gallons.[h]
6 He made ten basins. He put five basins on the right side of the large bronze tank and five basins on the left side. These ten basins were to be used to wash the things offered for the burnt offerings. But the large bronze tank was to be used by the priests for washing before they offered sacrifices.
7 He made ten lampstands of gold. He followed the plans made for these lampstands. He put the lampstands in the Temple. There were five lampstands on the right side and five lampstands on the left side. 8 He made ten tables and put them in the Temple. Five tables were on the right side and five tables on the left side in the Temple. And he used gold to make 100 basins. 9 He also made the priests’ courtyard, the large courtyard, and the doors that open to them. He used bronze to cover these doors. 10 Then he put the large bronze tank on the right side of the Temple on the southeast side.
11 Huram also made the pots, shovels, and basins. So he finished his work for King Solomon on God’s Temple:
12-16 2 columns;
2 capitals shaped like bowls for the top of the columns;
2 nets to go around the capitals;
400 pomegranates for the two nets (two rows of pomegranates for each net to cover the two bowls for the capitals on top of the columns);
10 carts with a bowl on each cart;
the large tank with 12 bulls under it;
the pots, small shovels, small bowls, and all the dishes for the Lord’s Temple.
All the things that Huram made for King Solomon were made of polished bronze. 17 King Solomon first poured these things in clay molds. The molds were made in the Jordan Valley between the towns of Succoth and Zeredah. 18 Solomon made so many of them that no one tried to weigh the bronze used.
19 Solomon also made the dishes and things for God’s Temple. He made the golden altar and the tables where they put the bread of the Presence. 20 He made the lamps and lampstands of pure gold. These were put inside the Holy Place in front of the Most Holy Place. 21 He used pure gold to make the flowers, lamps, and tongs.[i] 22 He used pure gold to make the lamp snuffers, bowls, pans, and the censers.[j] He used pure gold to make the doors for the Temple, the inside doors for the Most Holy Place and the doors for the main hall.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 4:1 20 cubits 34' 1/8" (10.37 m).
- 2 Chronicles 4:1 10 cubits 17' 1/16" (5.18 m).
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 large tank Literally, “sea.”
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 5 cubits 8' 6" (2.6 m).
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 30 cubits 51' 3/16" (15.55 m).
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 large bronze tank Literally, “sea.” Also in verses 10, 14.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 3 inches Literally, “1 handbreadth” (7.4 cm).
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 17,400 gallons Literally, “3000 baths” (66,000 l).
- 2 Chronicles 4:21 tongs A tool used to hold hot coals.
- 2 Chronicles 4:22 censers Bowls used to carry fire.
2 Crónicas 4
Dios Habla Hoy
Mobiliario del templo(A)
4 Salomón hizo también un altar de bronce de nueve metros de largo por nueve de ancho y cuatro y medio de alto. 2 Hizo también una enorme pila de bronce, para el agua. Era redonda, y medía cuatro metros y medio de un borde al otro. Su altura era de dos metros y veinticinco centímetros, y su circunferencia, de trece metros y medio. 3 Debajo y alrededor de la pila, en dos hileras, había figuras como de toros, en número de diez por cada cuarenta y cinco centímetros, formando una sola pieza con la pila. 4 Ésta descansaba sobre doce toros de bronce, de los cuales tres miraban al norte, tres al sur, tres al este y tres al oeste. Sus patas traseras estaban hacia dentro, y la pila descansaba sobre ellos. 5 Las paredes de la pila tenían ocho centímetros de grueso; su borde imitaba el cáliz de un lirio, y cabían en ella sesenta y seis mil litros de agua.
6 Hizo también diez pilas de bronce para lavar, y puso cinco a la derecha y cinco a la izquierda. En ellas lavaban todo lo que se usaba en el holocausto; pero la pila grande era para que se lavaran en ella los sacerdotes.
7 Hizo también diez candelabros de oro en la forma prescrita, y los colocó en el templo, cinco a la derecha y cinco a la izquierda. 8 Además hizo diez mesas, y las puso en el templo, cinco a la derecha y cinco a la izquierda. Hizo también cien tazones de oro.
9 Construyó además el atrio de los sacerdotes y el atrio principal, con sus puertas, las cuales recubrió de bronce. 10 Y puso la pila grande al lado derecho del templo, hacia el suroeste.
11 Hiram hizo además las ollas, las palas y los tazones, y así terminó el trabajo que hizo para Salomón en el templo de Dios. 12 Este trabajo consistió en las dos columnas, los capiteles redondos que estaban en la parte superior de las mismas, las dos rejillas para cubrir los capiteles, 13 las cuatrocientas granadas para las dos rejillas, en dos hileras para cada una de las rejillas, con que se cubrían los dos capiteles redondos que había en lo alto de las columnas; 14 las diez bases, las diez pilas que iban sobre ellas, 15 la pila grande para el agua, con los doce toros que tenía debajo, 16 además de las ollas, las palas y los tenedores.
Todos los utensilios que Hiram, el maestro, le hizo al rey Salomón para el templo del Señor, eran de bronce pulido. 17 Los fundió en moldes de arena, en la región del Jordán, entre Sucot y Saretán. 18 Salomón hizo tantos utensilios de bronce, que no se preocupó por hacer que los pesaran.
19 También mandó hacer Salomón todos los demás utensilios que había en el templo de Dios: el altar de oro, las mesas sobre las que se ponían los panes que se consagran al Señor, 20 los candelabros de oro puro con sus lámparas que había frente al Lugar santísimo, para encenderlos como estaba ordenado; 21 las figuras de flores, las lámparas y las tenazas, igualmente de oro puro; 22 las despabiladeras, los tazones, los cucharones y los incensarios, que eran todos de oro puro. También eran de oro, a la entrada del templo, las hojas de las puertas interiores, las del Lugar santísimo y las de las puertas del templo mismo.
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