2 Chronicles 4:2

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

1Moreover, he made a bronze altar 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide and ten cubits high. He also made the Sea of cast metal ten cubits across from brim to brim, perfectly round. It was five cubits high and its circumference was 30 cubits. 3Beneath it, figures like bulls were set all around it, ten cubits encircling the Sea. The bulls were in two rows, cast in one piece with it. 4The Sea stood on 12 bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested upon them and their hindquarters were all turned inward.

2 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a moltenיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: cast metalH3332
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• of tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• from brimשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: edgeH8193
• roundעָגֹל‛âgôl ‛âgôl · roundH5696
• in compassסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• thereof; and a lineקַוqav qâv · lineH6957
• of thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• did compassסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:2

• Exodus 20:18All the people witnessed the thundering and the lightning, and the sound of the shofar, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled and stood far off.
• 1 Kings 7:23Next he made the sea of cast metal, ten cubits across from brim to brim, circular in form, five cubits in its height and 30 cubits in circumference.
• Zechariah 13:1“In that day a spring will be opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
• Revelation 7:14Then he said to me, “These are the ones coming 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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 4:2

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In the dictionaries

• Molten Sea
• Sea
• Sea, The molten
• Solomon
• Brim
• Genealogy
• Laver
• Sea, the Molten; Sea, the Brazen
• Temple

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