2 Chronicles 4:1-6

The Temple’s Furnishings

1 He made ¹an altar of bronze, twenty cubits^[a] long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.

2 ²Then 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.

3 Under it were figures of gourds, ^[b] for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast.

4 It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward.

5 Its thickness was a handbreadth. ^[c] And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. ³It held 3,000 baths. ^[d]

6 ⁴He 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.

Cross References

• 1. 4:1 ch. 7:7; 8:12; [ch. 15:8; 1 Kgs. 8:64; 2 Kgs. 16:14]; See Ezek. 43:13-17
• 2. 4:2 For ver. 2-5, see 1 Kgs. 7:23-26
• 3. 4:5 [1 Kgs. 7:26]
• 4. 4:6 1 Kgs. 7:38, 39

Footnotes

• [a] 4:1 A 'cubit' was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
• [b] 4:3 Compare 1 Kings 7:24; Hebrew 'oxen'; twice in this verse
• [c] 4:5 A 'handbreadth' was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
• [d] 4:5 A 'bath' was about 6 gallons or 22 liters