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2 Chronicles 4
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2 Chronicles 4
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4 He made a bronze altar ·thirty feet [L twenty cubits] long, ·thirty feet [L twenty cubits] wide, and ·fifteen feet [L ten cubits] tall. 2 Then he made from ·bronze [cast metal] a large round ·bowl [basin], which was called the Sea [C symbol of chaos subdued; 1 Kin. 7:23]. It was ·forty-five feet [L thirty cubits] ·around [in circumference], ·fifteen feet [L ten cubits] ·across [from rim to rim], and ·seven and one-half feet [L five cubits] ·deep [high]. 3 There were ·carvings [figures; images] of ·bulls [oxen] under the rim of the bowl—ten ·bulls [oxen] every ·eighteen inches [L cubit]. They were in two rows and were ·made [cast] in one piece with the bowl.
4 The bowl rested on the backs of twelve bronze ·bulls [oxen] ·that faced outward from the center of the bowl [L all their hindquarters were toward the inside]. Three ·bulls [oxen] faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east. 5 The sides of the bowl were ·four inches [four fingers; L a handbreadth] thick, and it held ·about seventeen thousand five hundred gallons [L three thousand baths]. The rim of the bowl was like the rim of a cup ·or like [and resembled] a lily blossom.
6 He made ten ·smaller bowls [basins] and put five on the ·south [L right] side and five on the ·north [L left]. They were for ·washing [rinsing] the ·animals [or utensils; L things] for the burnt offerings [Lev. 1:1–17], but the ·large bowl [L Sea; v. 2] was for the priests to wash in.
7 He ·made [cast] ten lampstands of gold, ·following the plans [according to the specifications]. He put them in the Temple, five on the ·south [L right] side and five on the ·north [L left].
8 He made ten tables and put them in the Temple, five on the ·south [L right] side and five on the ·north [L left]. And he used gold to ·make [mold] a hundred other ·bowls [basins].
9 He also made the priests’ courtyard and the large courtyard. He made the doors that opened to the courtyard and ·covered [overlaid] them with bronze. 10 Then he put the large ·bowl [basin; C the Sea] on the right side toward the southeast corner.
11 Huram also made ·bowls [pots; pails; washbasins], shovels, and ·small [or sprinkling] bowls. So he finished his work for King Solomon on the ·Temple [L house] of God:
12 two pillars;
two ·large bowls for the [bowl-shaped] capitals on top of the pillars;
two ·nets [networks of interwoven chains] to cover the two ·large bowls for the [bowl-shaped] capitals on top of the pillars;
13 four hundred pomegranates for the ·two nets [chains] (there were two rows of pomegranates for each ·net [chain] covering the ·bowls for the [bowl-shaped] capitals on top of the pillars);
14 the ·stands [water carts] with a ·bowl [basin] on each stand;
15 the large ·bowl [basin] with twelve ·bulls [oxen] under it;
16 the ·pots [pails; ash buckets], shovels, ·forks [meat hooks], and all the ·things to go with them [related articles/utensils].
All the things that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord were made of ·polished [burnished] bronze. 17 The king had these things ·poured [cast] into clay molds that were made in the plain of the Jordan River between Succoth and Zarethan. 18 Solomon had so many things made that the total weight of all the bronze ·was never known [could not be/was not calculated].
19 Solomon also made all the ·things [furnishings] for God’s ·Temple [L house]: the golden altar; tables which held the bread ·that shows God’s people are in his presence [L of Presence; Ex. 25:23–30]; 20 the lampstands and their lamps of ·pure [solid] gold, to burn in front of the ·Most Holy Place [inner sanctuary] as ·planned [prescribed; specified]; 21 the flowers, lamps, and tongs of pure gold; 22 the pure gold ·wick trimmers [lamp snuffers], small bowls, pans, and dishes ·used to carry coals [and incense burners/censers], the gold doors for the ·Temple [L house], and the inside doors of the ·Most Holy Place [T Holy of Holies] and of the ·main room [main hall; nave].
2 Chronicles 4
Revised Standard Version
2 Chronicles 4
Revised Standard Version
Furnishings of the Temple
4 He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. 2 Then he made the molten sea; it was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. 3 Under it were figures of gourds,[a] for thirty[b] cubits, compassing the sea round about; the gourds[c] were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. 4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea was set upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 5 Its thickness was a handbreadth; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held over three thousand baths. 6 He also made ten lavers in which to wash, and set five on the south side, and five on the north side. In these they were to rinse off what was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was for the priests to wash in.
7 And he made ten golden lampstands as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. 8 He also made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. And he made a hundred basins of gold. 9 He made the court of the priests, 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 Huram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God: 12 the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; 13 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 upon the pillars. 14 He made the stands also, and the lavers upon the stands, 15 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it. 16 The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huramabi 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 Zer′edah. 18 Solomon made all these things in great quantities, so that the weight of the bronze was not ascertained.
19 So Solomon made all the things that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, 20 the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed; 21 the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; 22 the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and firepans, of pure gold; and the sockets[d] of the temple, for the inner doors to the most holy place and for the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 1 Kg 7.24: Heb oxen
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 Compare verse 2: Heb ten
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 1 Kg 7.24: Heb oxen
- 2 Chronicles 4:22 1 Kg 7.50: Heb the door of the house
2 Chronicles 4
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 4
New King James Version
Furnishings of the Temple(A)
4 Moreover he made (B)a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height.
2 (C)Then he made the [a]Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. 3 (D)And under it was the likeness of oxen encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The oxen were cast in two rows, when it was cast. 4 It stood on twelve (E)oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. 5 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained [b]three thousand baths.
6 He also made (F)ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the [c]Sea was for the (G)priests to wash in. 7 (H)And he made ten lampstands of gold (I)according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. 8 (J)He also made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made one hundred (K)bowls of gold.
9 Furthermore (L)he made the court of the priests, and the (M)great court and doors for the court; and he overlaid these doors with bronze. 10 (N)He set the Sea on the right side, toward the southeast.
11 Then (O)Huram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of God: 12 the two pillars and (P)the bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars; 13 (Q)four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on the pillars); 14 he also made (R)carts and the lavers on the carts; 15 one Sea and twelve oxen under it; 16 also the pots, the shovels, the forks—and all their articles (S)Huram his [d]master craftsman made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.
17 In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and [e]Zeredah. 18 (T)And Solomon had all these articles made in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.
19 Thus (U)Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was (V)the showbread; 20 the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn (W)in the prescribed manner in front of the inner sanctuary, 21 with (X)the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold; 22 the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold. As for the entry of the [f]sanctuary, its inner doors to the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the main hall of the temple, were gold.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 Great laver or basin
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 8,000 gallons; two thousand, 1 Kin. 7:26
- 2 Chronicles 4:6 Great basin
- 2 Chronicles 4:16 Lit. father
- 2 Chronicles 4:17 Zaretan, 1 Kin. 7:46
- 2 Chronicles 4:22 Lit. house
2 Crónicas 4
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2 Crónicas 4
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Mobiliario del templo(A)
4 Él mandó a hacer un altar de bronce que medía veinte codos de largo por veinte de ancho y diez de alto.[a] 2 Hizo también una fuente[b] circular de metal fundido que medía diez codos de diámetro y cinco codos[c] de alto. Su circunferencia, medida a cordel, era de treinta codos.[d] 3 Debajo del borde hizo dos hileras de figuras de bueyes, diez por cada codo,[e] las cuales estaban fundidas en una sola pieza con la fuente.
4 La fuente descansaba sobre doce bueyes que tenían sus cuartos traseros hacia adentro. Tres bueyes miraban al norte, tres al oeste, tres al sur y tres al este. 5 El grosor de la fuente era de un palmo[f] y su borde, en forma de copa, se asemejaba a un capullo de azucena. Tenía una capacidad de tres mil batos.[g]
6 También mandó a hacer diez recipientes para lavado; puso cinco en el lado sur y cinco en el lado norte. En ellos se lavaba todo el material de los holocaustos, mientras que en la fuente se lavaban los sacerdotes.
7 Hizo además diez candelabros de oro, según el modelo ordenado, y los colocó en el templo, cinco en el lado sur y cinco en el lado norte.
8 Hizo, además, diez mesas y las colocó en el templo, cinco en el lado sur y cinco en el lado norte. También hizo cien tazones de oro.
9 Edificó el atrio de los sacerdotes y el atrio mayor con sus puertas, las cuales recubrió de bronce. 10 La fuente de metal la colocó en la esquina del lado derecho, que da al sureste.
11 También hizo las ollas, las tenazas y los tazones.
Así Hiram terminó todo el trabajo que había emprendido para el rey Salomón en el templo de Dios, es decir:
12 las dos columnas;
los dos capiteles en forma de tazón que coronaban las columnas;
las dos redes que decoraban los capiteles;
13 para cubrir las fuentes que estaban en lo alto de las columnas, las cuatrocientas granadas, dispuestas en dos hileras para cada red;
14 las bases con sus recipientes;
15 la fuente de metal y los doce bueyes que la sostenían;
16 las ollas, las tenazas y los tazones.
Todos los utensilios que Hiram Abí hizo para el templo del Señor por orden del rey Salomón eran de bronce pulido. 17 El rey los hizo fundir en moldes de arcilla en la llanura del Jordán, entre Sucot y Saretán.[h] 18 Eran tantos los utensilios que hizo Salomón que no fue posible determinar el peso del bronce.
19 Salomón también mandó hacer los otros utensilios que estaban en el templo de Dios, es decir:
el altar de oro;
las mesas sobre las cuales se ponía el pan de la Presencia;
20 los candelabros de oro puro con sus respectivas lámparas, para encenderlas en frente del santuario interior, tal como está ordenado;
21 la obra floral, las lámparas y los cortapabilos, que también eran de oro puro;
22 los cortapabilos, los tazones, la vajilla y los incensarios; y la entrada del templo, es decir, las puertas interiores del Lugar Santísimo y las puertas de la nave central del templo, las cuales eran de oro puro.
Footnotes
- 4:1 Es decir, aprox. 9 m de largo y ancho por 4.5 m de alto.
- 4:2 una fuente. Lit. el mar; así en el resto de este pasaje.
- 4:2 Es decir, aprox. 2.3 m.
- 4:2 Es decir, aprox. 14 m.
- 4:3 Es decir, aprox. 45 cm.
- 4:5 Es decir, aprox. 7.5 cm.
- 4:5 Es decir, aprox. 66 000 l.
- 4:17 Saretán (véanse 1R 7:46 y Vetus Latina); Seredata (TM).
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