2 Chronicles 4
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
World English Bible
1Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
1Then he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
2Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
2Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim. It was round, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference.
3And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
3Under it was the likeness of oxen, which encircled it, for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
4It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.
4It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.
5And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
5It was a handbreadth thick. Its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It received and held three thousand baths.
6He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as belonged to the burnt-offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
6He also made ten basins, and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to wash in them. The things that belonged to the burnt offering were washed in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
7And he made the ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
7He made the ten lamp stands of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand and five on the left.
8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold.
8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. He made one hundred basins of gold.
9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
10And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.
10He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.
11And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God:
11Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished doing the work that he did for King Solomon in God’s house:
12the two pillars, and the bowls, and the two capitals which were 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;
12the two pillars, the bowls, the two capitals which were on the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars,
13and 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 top of the pillars.
13and 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 on the pillars.
14He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases;
14He also made the bases, and he made the basins on the bases—
15one sea, and the twelve oxen under it.
15one sea, and the twelve oxen under it.
16The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his master craftsman make for king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
16Huram-abi also made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all its vessels for King Solomon, for the LORD’s house, of bright bronze.
17In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.
17The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.
18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, so that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
19And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;
19Solomon made all the vessels that were in God’s house: the golden altar, the tables with the show bread on them,
20and the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before the Sanctuary, of pure gold;
20and the lamp stands with their lamps to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold;
21and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
21and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was purest gold;
22and the snuffers, and the basins, and the pans, and the fire-pans, of pure gold. And as for the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, that is, of the temple, were of gold.
22and the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
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