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 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. 5It was a handbreadth thick, and the brim was like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held 3,000 vats. He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the right side and five on the left. In them the items used for the burnt offering were rinsed, but the kohanim washed in “the Sea”. 7Next he made the ten menorot of gold in the manner prescribed for them and set them in the Temple, five on the right hand 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. He also 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“You will also make a basin of bronze with a bronze stand for washing. You are to place it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it.
• 1 Kings 7:38Then he made ten basins of bronze: one basin held 220 gallons. Each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten bases was one basin.
• Psalms 51:2when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11That is what some of you were—but you were washed, you were made holy, you were set right in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the Ruach 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 His Son Yeshua purifies us from all sin.
• Leviticus 1:9But its innards and its legs he is to wash with water. The kohen should burn it all up as smoke on the altar, for a burnt offering made by fire—a soothing aroma to Adonai.
• Ezekiel 40:38A chamber with its entry was by the pillars at the gates; there they rinse the burnt offering.
• 2 Chronicles 4:2He 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.
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Messiah—who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God—cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Revelation 1:5and from Messiah Yeshua, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood
• 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 4:6

• 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