2 Chronicles 4:6

2 Chronicles 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
• New International Version (NIV)He then made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also made ten basins 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also made 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 Sea was for the priests to wash in.

Context of 2 Chronicles 4:6

4The pool was set on 12 metal bulls. Three bulls faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east. The pool was set on them, and their hindquarters were toward the center ⌞of the pool⌟. 5The pool was three inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup, shaped like a lily’s bud. It held 18,000 gallons. Huram also made ten basins for washing and put five on the south side and five on the north side. The priests rinsed the meat prepared for the burnt offerings in them. They used the pool to wash themselves. 7Huram made ten gold lamp stands according to their specifications and put them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. 8He made ten tables and put them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. And he made 100 gold bowls.

2 Chronicles 4:6 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ כִּיּוֹרִים֮ עֲשָׂרָה֒ וַ֠יִּתֵּן חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה מִיָּמִ֜ין וַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה מִשְּׂמֹאול֙ לְרָחְצָ֣ה בָהֶ֔ם אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הָעוֹלָ֖ה יָדִ֣יחוּ בָ֑ם וְהַיָּ֕ם לְרָחְצָ֥ה לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• also tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• laversכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• on the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• on the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• to washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• in them: such things as they offeredמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• for the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• they washedדּוּחַdûach · to washH1740
• in them; but the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• for the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:6

• Exodus 30:18“Make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and fill it with water.
• 1 Kings 7:38Hiram also made ten bronze basins. Each basin held 240 gallons. Every basin was six feet ⌞wide⌟. There was one basin on each of the ten stands.
• Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11That’s what some of you were! But you have been washed and made holy, and you have received God’s approval in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
• 1 John 1:7But if we live in the light in the same way that God is in the light, we have a relationship with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from every sin.
• Leviticus 1:9Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 40:38There was a room with a door that opened toward the entrance hall of the gateway. This is the room where the priests washed the animals for the burnt offerings.
• 2 Chronicles 4:2Huram made a pool from cast metal. It was 15 feet in diameter. It was round, 7½ feet high, and had a circumference of 45 feet.
• Hebrews 9:14The blood of Christ, who had no defect, does even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself to God and cleansed our consciences from the useless things we had done. Now we can serve the living God.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
• Revelation 7:14I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He made also ten lavers - The lavers served to wash the different parts of the victims in; and the molten sea was for the use of the priests. In this they bathed, or drew water from it for their personal purification.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The sea had the same purpose as the bronze washbasin in the tabernacle (see Exodus 30:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. ten lavers--(See on 1Ki 7:27). The laver of the tabernacle had probably been destroyed. The ten new ones were placed between the porch and the altar, and while the molten sea was for the priests to cleanse their hands and feet, these were intended for washing the sacrifices.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 4:6

• Ablution
• Purification
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Burnt offering
• Laver
• Sea
• Solomon
• Genealogy
• Temple
• Wash; Washing

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