George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
2 Chronicles 4:2
Sea, or great brazen vessel, and some other things that were not in the tabernacle of Moses, whose plan was followed, but with greater magnificence. (Worthington)
Sea, or great brazen vessel, and some other things that were not in the tabernacle of Moses, whose plan was followed, but with greater magnificence. (Worthington)
CHAPTER 4 THE VESSELS THAT WERE FOR THE HOUSE _ 1. The altar of brass (2 Chronicles 4:1)_ 2. The molten sea (2 Chronicles 4:2) 3. The ten loaves (2 Chronicles 4:6) 4. The ten candl
2 CHRONICLES 4:1 FF. It is probable that the Chronicler, in describing the Temple furniture was influenced by what he saw in Zerubbabel's Temple. 2 Chronicles 4:9. the court of the priests...: the cou...
2 5 (1 Kings 7:23-26). The Molten Sea 2. _he made a molten sea_ Render, HE MADE THE SEA OF MOLTEN METAL. The "sea" or great laver was a well-known feature in temples, being a symbol of the purity need...
3. BUILDING THE TEMPLE (2 Chronicles 3:1 to 2 Chronicles 5:1) TEXT 2 Chronicles 3:1. Then Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where Jehovah, appeared unto David...
_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._ He made a molten sea - (see...
THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE 1. An ALTAR] This was in the Temple court. Though its construction is not described in Kings, it is mentioned in 1 Kings 8:64; 2 Kings 16:14...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 4 SOLOMON MAKES VARIOUS OBJECTS FOR USE IN THE *TEMPLE – 2 CHRONICLES 4:1-22...
_(a)_ THE PRINCIPAL VESSELS OF THE TEMPLE (2 Chronicles 4:1). THE BRAZEN ALTAR (2 Chronicles 4:1). (l) AN ALTAR OF BRASS. — The brazen altar, or altar of burnt offering, made by Solomon, is not notic...
Even if _pôthôth_ be correct in Kings, the chronicler might have understood the word to mean _openings,_ rather than _hinges,_ and so have substituted the common word _pethah,_ which has that sense. T...
וַ יַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת ־הַ יָּ֖ם מוּצָ֑ק עֶ֣שֶׂר
SOLOMON THE chronicler's history of Solomon is constructed on the same principles as that of David, and for similar reasons. The builder of the first Temple commanded the grateful reverence of a commu...
The period occupied in building the Temple was seven years 1 Kings 6:38). The work being completed with filial and godly care, the king carried into the sacred enclosure all that his father had collec...
Also he made a molten (a) 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. (a) A great vessel of bras...
Can anything be more similar, in figure and type, than this molten sea to the fountain opened in gospel-times for sin and for uncleanness? And observe the vast size of it, to denote the infinite fulln...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 7. Thus Solomon having prayed, and entreated Jehovah that His eyes should be open, and His ears attent to the prayers that should be offered to Him...
2 Chronicles 3:1....
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. Ver. 2. _Also he made a molten...
_A.M. 2992. B.C. 1012._ The brazen altar, sea, and lavers, 2 Chronicles 4:1. _The golden candlesticks and tables_, _2Ch 4:7, 2 Chronicles 4:8_. The doors overlaid with brass, the vessels of the altar...
[DIUERS VESSELS FOR THE TEMPLE.] 1 The Altar of brasse. 2 The molten Sea vpon twelue oxen. 6 The ten lauers, canstlesticks, and tables. 9 The Courts & the instruments of brasse. 19 The instrument...
Also he made a molten sea, cast from bronze or brass, OF TEN CUBITS FROM BRIM TO BRIM, that is, in diameter, ROUND IN COMPASS, AND FIVE CUBITS THE HEIGHT THEREOF; AND A LINE OF THIRTY CUBITS, in a rou...
THE ALTAR, THE MOLTEN SEA, AND THE LAVERS...
FURNISHINGS OF THE TEMPLE (vv.1-22) Some of the furnishings for the temple were placed on the outside, others inside. The bronze altar (v.1) was of course outside, and much larger than that made for...
FROM BRIM TO BRIM: _ Heb._...
A molten sea: of this and 2 CHRONICLES 4:3, &c., SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 7:23", &c....
2 Chronicles 4:2 made H6213 (H8799) Sea H3220 cast H3332 (H8716) ten H6235 cubits H520 brim H8193 other...
CONTENTS: Further details about the temple. CHARACTERS: God, Hiram the artificer. CONCLUSION: Everything in the temple directed the worshipper to the great propitiation. So should we in all our devo...
2 Chronicles 4:1. _An altar of brass,_ twenty cubits in length and breadth, and ten cubits high, which was ascended, not by steps, Exodus 20:26, but by a sort of inclined plane; a very magnificent and...
_Moreover he made an altar of brase _ THE FURNITURE OF THE HOLY COURT 1. The altar of brass. Larger than that in tabernacle. When God enlarges our borders and business we should increase our gifts....
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 4:2 On various details of the temple, see notes on 1 Kings 7:23–47. The SEA was a large, circular water tank, outside the southeast corner of the temple ...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter describes the holy furniture of the temple and the court (2 Chronicles 4:1); the brass works of Huram (2 Chronicles 4:11); and the golden vessels of the sanctuary (2 Chro...
EXPOSITION This chapter is occupied with some account of the _contents _of the house, following naturally upon the account of the structure, dimensions, and main features of the building given in the...
Moreover he made an altar of brass, that was thirty feet long, and thirty feet wide, and it was fifteen feet high (2 Chronicles 4:1). This brazen altar for the offering of the sacrifices. And he mad...
1 Kings 7:23; Exodus 30:18; Revelation 7:14; Titus 3:5; Zechariah 13:1