2 Chronicles 4 KJV: Vessels of Service and the Molten Sea
2 Chronicles 4 documents the creation of the interior and exterior furnishings of the Temple, specifically the massive 'Molten Sea' which held over 17,000 gallons of water for priestly washing. It details the manufacturing of 10 golden lampstands and 10 tables of showbread, multiplying the single-vessel arrangement of the original Tabernacle by ten. The chapter emphasizes the sheer volume of brass and gold work completed by the master craftsman Huram-abi.
v1: The Altar of Brass
v2-6: The Molten Sea and the Ten Lavers
v7-8: The Ten Lampstands and Ten Tables
v9-22: The Court and the Multitude of Brass Instruments
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.
And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
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.
To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
And the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
Explore the outer court where thousands of gallons of water and massive bronze altars prepared the priests to enter God's presence. Begin your study with 2 chronicles 4 summary.
Observe that the 'Sea' stood upon 12 bronze oxen, facing the four points of the compass, symbolizing the strength and reach of the cleansing power. The 'Word Secret' is Kiyyor, meaning 'laver' or 'basin,' which comes from a root meaning 'to dig out' or 'hollow out,' suggesting a place of deep preparation. Discover the riches with 2 chronicles 4 commentary, containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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