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 Chronicles 4
Christian Standard Bible
The Altar and Basins
4 He made a bronze altar(A) 30 feet[a] long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet[b] high.
2 Then he made the cast metal basin,[c](B) 15 feet from brim to brim, perfectly round. It was 7½ feet[d] high and 45 feet[e] in circumference. 3 The likeness of oxen[f] was below it, completely encircling it, ten every half yard,[g] completely surrounding the basin. The oxen were cast in two rows when the basin was cast. 4 It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The basin was on top of them and all their hindquarters were toward the center. 5 The basin was three inches[h] thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup or a lily blossom. It could hold eleven thousand gallons.[i]
6 He made ten basins for washing and he put five on the right and five on the left.(C) The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them,(D) but the basin was used by the priests for washing.
The Lampstands, Tables, and Courts
7 He made the ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and put them in the sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left.(E) 8 He made ten tables and placed them in the sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left.(F) He also made a hundred gold bowls.
9 He made the courtyard(G) of the priests and the large court, and doors for the court. He overlaid the doors with bronze. 10 He put the basin on the right side, toward the southeast.(H) 11 Then Huram[j](I) made(J) the pots, the shovels, and the bowls.
Completion of the Bronze Furnishings
So Huram finished doing the work that he was doing for King Solomon in God’s temple: 12 two pillars; the bowls and the capitals on top of the two pillars; the two gratings for covering both bowls of the capitals that were on top of the pillars; 13 the four hundred pomegranates for the two gratings (two rows of pomegranates for each grating covering both capitals’ bowls on top of the pillars(K)). 14 He also made the water carts[k](L) and the basins on the water carts. 15 The one basin and the twelve oxen underneath it, 16 the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all their utensils—Huram-abi[l](M) made them for King Solomon for the Lord’s temple. All these were made of polished bronze. 17 The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zeredah. 18 Solomon made all these utensils in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.
Completion of the Gold Furnishings
19 Solomon also made all the equipment in God’s temple: the gold altar; the tables on which to put the Bread of the Presence;(N) 20 the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary according to specifications;(O) 21 the flowers, lamps, and gold tongs—of purest gold; 22 the wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, ladles,[m] and firepans—of purest gold; and the entryway to the temple, its inner doors to the most holy place, and the doors of the temple sanctuary—of gold.
Footnotes
- 4:1 Lit 20 cubits
- 4:1 Lit 10 cubits, also in v. 2
- 4:2 Lit sea
- 4:2 Lit five cubits
- 4:2 Lit 30 cubits
- 4:3 = gourds in 1Kg 7:24
- 4:3 Lit 10 per cubit
- 4:5 Lit a handbreadth
- 4:5 Text emended; MT reads 3,000 baths in 1Kg 7:26
- 4:11 = Hiram in 1Kg 7:13,40,45
- 4:14 Lit the stands
- 4:16 Lit Huram my father
- 4:22 Or dishes, or spoons; lit palms
2 Krönikeboken 4
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Templet inreds
4 (A) Salomo gjorde ett altare av koppar, tjugo alnar långt, tjugo alnar brett och tio alnar[a] högt. 2 (B) Han gjorde också havet i gjutet arbete. Det var tio alnar från den ena kanten till den andra, helt runt och fem alnar högt. Ett snöre som var trettio alnar[b] långt mätte omkretsen. 3 Runt omkring nertill fanns bilder som föreställde oxar, tio på varje aln, så att de omslöt havet runtom. Oxarna bildade två rader och var gjutna i ett stycke med det övriga. 4 Havet stod på tolv oxar. Tre var vända mot norr, tre mot väster, tre mot söder och tre mot öster. Havet stod ovanpå oxarna, och deras bakdelar var alla vända inåt. 5 Havets tjocklek var en handsbredd, och kanten var gjord som kanten på en bägare, och liknade en utslagen lilja. Det rymde tretusen bat.[c]
6 (C) Han gjorde också tio tvättkar och ställde fem på högra sidan och fem på vänstra. De skulle användas vid tvättning. I dem skulle man skölja det som hörde till brännoffret. Men havet var för prästerna att tvätta sig i.
7 (D) Han gjorde också ljusstakarna av guld, tio stycken, sådana de skulle vara och ställde dem i tempelsalen, fem på högra sidan och fem på vänstra.
8 Han gjorde också tio bord och satte dem i tempelsalen, fem på högra sidan och fem på vänstra. Han gjorde också hundra skålar av guld.
9 (E) Och han byggde prästernas förgård och den stora yttre förgården och dörrarna till denna förgård. Dörrarna överdrog han med koppar. 10 Havet ställde han på högra sidan, åt sydost.
11 (F) Dessutom gjorde Huram askkärlen, skovlarna och skålarna.
Så slutförde Huram det arbete han skulle göra åt kung Salomo i Guds hus. 12 Han gjorde två pelare och två klotformiga pelarhuvuden ovanpå pelarna samt de två flätverk som skulle täcka de båda klotformiga pelarhuvuden som satt ovanpå pelarna.
13 Han gjorde också de fyrahundra granatäpplena till de båda flätverken, två rader granatäpplen till varje flätverk, för att de båda klotformiga pelarhuvuden som satt ovanpå pelarna, skulle bli täckta.
14 Dessutom gjorde också faten och underredena att ställa faten på. 15 Han gjorde också havet – det var bara ett – och de tolv oxarna under det. 16 Askkärlen, skovlarna och gafflarna och alla de föremål som hörde dit gjorde Huram-Abib åt kung Salomo till Herrens hus. Allt var av blank koppar. 17 På Jordanslätten, mellan Suckot[d] och Sereda, lät kungen gjuta det i lerformar. 18 Och Salomo lät göra alla dessa föremål i så stort antal att kopparns vikt inte kunde fastställas.
19 (G) Salomo gjorde alla de föremål som skulle finnas i Guds hus: det gyllene altaret, borden där skådebröden skulle ligga, 20 liksom ljusstakarna av fint guld med sina lampor som skulle tändas framför koret på föreskrivet sätt, 21 dessutom blomverket, lamporna och lamptängerna av guld – allt av finaste guld. 22 Han lät också göra knivarna, de båda slagen av skålar och eldfaten av dyrbart guld. Beträffande ingångarna i huset, så var både de dörrar i det innersta som ledde till det allra heligaste, och de dörrar som ledde till tempelsalen, gjorda av guld.
Footnotes
- 4:1 altare … tjugo … tio alnar Ca 10 x 10 x 5 meter.
- 4:2 havet … tio … fem … trettio alnar Ca 5 meter i diameter, 2,5 m högt och 15 meter i omkrets.
- 4:5 tretusen bat Ca 65 000 liter. Kanske ett avskrivningsfel för ”tvåtusen bat” (se 1 Kung 7:26).
- 4:17 Suckot Ort strax öster om Jordan, vid bifloden Jabbok (1 Mos 33:17).
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