2 Chronicles 4 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Also, he made a brass altar of twenty cubits in length, and of twenty cubits in width, and of ten cubits in height, He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.
2 as well as a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in its circumference. It had five cubits in height, and a line of thirty cubits went around it on all sides. Then 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. He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.
3 Also, under it there was the likeness of oxen. And certain engravings encircled the cavity of the sea, along ten cubits of the outside, as if in two rows. Now the oxen were molten. Under it were figures of gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it—ten to a cubit. The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
4 And the sea itself was placed upon the twelve oxen, three of which were looking toward the north, and another three toward the west, then another three toward the south, and the three that remained toward the east, having the sea imposed upon them. But the posteriors of the oxen were toward the interior, under the sea. 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. The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.
5 Now its thickness had the measure of the palm of a hand, and its brim was like the lip of a cup, or like the outturned petal of a lily. And it held three thousand measures. Its thickness was a handbreadth. And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held 3,000 baths. It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.
6 Also, he made ten basins. And he placed five on the right, and five on the left, so that they might wash in them all the things that they were to offer as holocausts. But the priests were to be washed in the sea. 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. 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.
7 Then he also made ten gold lampstands, according to the form by which they had been ordered to be made. And he set them in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left. And he made ten golden lampstands as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He made ten gold lampstands according to the specifications for them and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
8 Moreover, there were also ten tables. And he placed them in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left. Also, there were one hundred gold bowls. He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. And he made a hundred basins of gold. He made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold sprinkling bowls.
9 Then too, he made the court of the priests, and a great hall, and doors in the hall, which he covered with brass. He made the court of the priests and the great court and doors for the court and overlaid their doors with bronze. He made the courtyard of the priests, and the large court and the doors for the court, and overlaid the doors with bronze.
10 Now he placed the sea on the right side, facing the east, toward the south. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
11 Then Hiram made cooking pots and hooks and bowls. And he completed every work of the king in the house of God, Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God: And Huram also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of God:
12 that is, the two pillars, and the crossbeams, and the heads, and something like a little net, which would cover the heads above the crossbeams, the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
13 and also four hundred pomegranates, and two little nets, so that two rows of pomegranates were joined to each net, which would cover the crossbeams and the heads of the pillars. and the 400 pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars. the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network, decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);
14 He also made bases; and basins that he placed upon the bases; He made the stands also, and the basins on the stands, the stands with their basins;
15 one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it. the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;
16 and cooking pots and hooks and bowls. Hiram, his father, made all the vessels for Solomon, in the house of the Lord, from the purest brass. The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the LORD. the pots, shovels, meat forks and all related articles. All the objects that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for the temple of the LORD were of polished bronze.
17 The king cast these in the region near the Jordan, in the clay soil between Succoth and Zeredah. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.
18 Now the multitude of the vessels was innumerable, so much so that the weight of the brass was unknown. Solomon made all these things in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze was not sought. All these things that Solomon made amounted to so much that the weight of the bronze could not be calculated.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of God, and the gold altar, and the tables upon which were the bread of the presence; So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in God’s temple: the golden altar; the tables on which was the bread of the Presence;
20 and also, of the purest gold, the lampstands with their lamps, to shine before the oracle, according to the rite; the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed; the lampstands of pure gold with their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
21 and certain flowers, and lamps, and gold tongs. All these were made from the purest gold. the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);
22 Also, the vessels for the perfumes, and the censers, and the bowls, and the little mortars were from the purest gold. And he engraved the doors of the inner temple, that is, for the Holy of Holies. And the doors of the outer temple were of gold. And so, every work was completed that Solomon made in the house of the Lord. the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold, and the sockets of the temple, for the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and for the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold. the pure gold wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and the doors of the main hall.
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