Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner. New Living Translation The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple. English Standard Version And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. Berean Standard Bible He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner. King James Bible And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. New King James Version He set the Sea on the right side, toward the southeast. New American Standard Bible He put the Sea on the right side of the house toward the southeast. NASB 1995 He set the sea on the right side of the house toward the southeast. NASB 1977 And he set the sea on the right side of the house toward the southeast. Legacy Standard Bible And he put the sea on the right side of the house toward the southeast. Amplified Bible He set the Sea on the right side at the southeast corner [of the house]. Christian Standard Bible He put the basin on the right side, toward the southeast. Holman Christian Standard Bible He put the reservoir on the right side, toward the southeast. American Standard Version And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. Contemporary English Version The large bowl called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the temple. English Revised Version And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. GOD'S WORD® Translation He set the pool on the south side in the southeast [corner]. Good News Translation The tank was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple. International Standard Version He set the sea at the southeast corner of the Temple. Majority Standard Bible He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner. NET Bible He put "The Sea" on the south side, in the southeast corner. New Heart English Bible He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. Webster's Bible Translation And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. World English Bible He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he has placed the sea on the right shoulder eastward, from toward the south. Young's Literal Translation And the sea he hath placed on the right shoulder eastward, over-against the south. Smith's Literal Translation And he gave the sea from the right shoulder east, from over against the south. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he set the sea on the right side over against the east toward the south. Catholic Public Domain Version Now he placed the sea on the right side, facing the east, toward the south. New American Bible The sea he placed off to the southeast from the south side of the house. New Revised Standard Version He set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he set the sea on the right side of the north end, over against the south. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the sea he set at the side of the north side, and it faced toward the south wind. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he set the sea on the right side [of the house] eastward, toward the south. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he set the sea at the corner of the house on the right, as it were fronting the east. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Courts9He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze. 10 He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner. Cross References 1 Kings 7:39 He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. 1 Kings 7:23-26 He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ... Exodus 30:18 “You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, 1 Kings 7:40-45 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: / the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); ... 1 Kings 7:13-14 Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. 1 Kings 7:27-37 In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. / This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, / and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. ... 1 Kings 7:38 He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. 1 Kings 7:46 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. 1 Kings 7:48-50 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. 1 Kings 7:51 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. 1 Kings 6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years. 1 Kings 8:6 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. 1 Kings 8:64 On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings. 1 Kings 9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple. 1 Kings 10:12 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.) Treasury of Scripture And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. 1 Kings 7:39 And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south. Jump to Previous Corner East Eastward End Facing Great House Over-Against Placed Right Sea Shoulder Side South Southeast Water-VesselJump to Next Corner East Eastward End Facing Great House Over-Against Placed Right Sea Shoulder Side South Southeast Water-Vessel2 Chronicles 4 1. The altar of brass2. The molten sea upon twelve oxen 6. The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables 9. The courts, and the instruments of brass 19. The instruments of gold He put the Sea The "Sea" refers to the large basin or laver constructed by Solomon for the temple, often called the "Bronze Sea." In Hebrew, the word for "Sea" is "yam," which typically denotes a large body of water. This basin was used for the ceremonial washing of the priests, symbolizing purification and readiness to serve God. The Sea's construction from bronze signifies strength and endurance, reflecting the enduring nature of God's covenant with Israel. The placement of the Sea in the temple complex underscores the importance of ritual purity in worship and service to the Lord. on the south side at the southeast corner Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He putנָתַ֞ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the Sea הַיָּ֗ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin on the south הַיְמָנִ֛ית (hay·mā·nîṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 3233: Right hand, right side, מִכֶּ֧תֶף (mik·ke·ṯep̄) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3802: The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything at the southeast corner. קֵ֖דְמָה (qê·ḏə·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time Links 2 Chronicles 4:10 NIV2 Chronicles 4:10 NLT 2 Chronicles 4:10 ESV 2 Chronicles 4:10 NASB 2 Chronicles 4:10 KJV 2 Chronicles 4:10 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 4:10 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 4:10 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 4:10 French Bible 2 Chronicles 4:10 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 4:10 He set the sea on the right (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |