Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 4:2
2He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.1
2 Chronicles 4:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
- New International Version (NIV)He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he made the 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.
Context of 2 Chronicles 4:2
1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. 3Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. 4The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 42 Chronicles 4:2 word by word
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם מוּצָ֑ק עֶ֣שֶׂר בָּֽ֠אַמָּה מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹ אֶל־שְׂפָת֜וֹ עָג֣וֹל׀ סָבִ֗יב וְחָמֵ֤שׁ בָּֽאַמָּה֙ קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ וְקָו֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה יָסֹ֥ב אֹת֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear
- He also madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- the Seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- of cast metalיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: cast metalH3332
- circular in shapeעָגֹל‛âgôl ‛âgôl · roundH5696
- circular in shapeסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- measuring tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- from rimשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: edgeH8193
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- in heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
- and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- in circumferenceקַוqav qâv · lineH6957
- in circumferenceסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:2
- Exodus 20:18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
- 1 Kings 7:23He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
- Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
- Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-5The temple, God's house, symbolized Eden, God's garden (see Isaiah 51:3). The large sea, supported by twelve bronze oxen, represented either the waters before creation or the life-giving waters from the Garden of Eden. Divine forces control the chaotic waters (Genesis 1:2) so they nourish plants, animals, and humans (see Revelation 21:1, where the sea is gone forever).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. he made a molten sea--(See on 1Ki 7:23), as in that passage "knops" occur instead of "oxen." It is generally supposed that the rows of ornamental knops were in the form of ox heads.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 4:2 The Sea was approximately 15 feet from rim to rim, 7.5 feet in height, and 45 feet in circumference (4.6 meters from rim to rim, 2.3 meters in height, and 13.7 meters in circumference). ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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