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

4It stood on twelve oxen, three facing the north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters turned inwards. 5It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold 3,000 baths. He also made ten basins in which to wash, and he set five on the right side and five on the left to rinse things for the burnt offering; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. 7Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them and he set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. 8He 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 golden 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

• He also madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• basinsכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• to washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• and he setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• on the rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• on the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• to rinseדּוּחַdûach · to washH1740
• thingsמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• for the burntעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• but the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• for the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:6

• Exodus 30:18“You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.
• 1 Kings 7:38He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin.
• Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
• 1 John 1:7but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Leviticus 1:9Its entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer up in smoke all of it on the altar for a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 40:38A chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they rinse the burnt offering.
• 2 Chronicles 4:2Also he made the cast metal sea, ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits and its circumference thirty cubits.
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--
• Revelation 7:14I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and 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