2 Chronicles 4 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And he will make an altar of brass, twenty cubits its length, and twenty cubits its breadth, and ten cubits its 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 And he will make the molten sea ten by the cubit from its lip to its lip, rounded round about; and five by the cubit its height; and a cord thirty by the cubit will surround it round about. 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 And a likeness of oxen underneath to it round about, round about, surrounding it: ten by the cubit going round the sea, round about. Two rows of oxen being cast in its casting. 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 Standing upon twelve oxen, three looking to the north, and three looking to the sea, and three looking to the south, and three looking to the sunrising: and the sea upon them from above, and all their back parts within. 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 And its thickness a hand breadth, and its lip according to the work of the lip of a cup, a lily flower holding; it will contain three thousand baths. 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 And he will make ten wash-basins, and give five from the right, and five from the left, to wash in them: the work of the burnt-offering they will cleanse in them; and the sea for the priests to wash in it. 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 And he will make ten chandeliers of gold according to their judgment, and give in the temple, five from the right, and five from 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 And he will make ten tables and put in the temple, five from the right, and five from the left And he will make a hundred vases of gold. 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 And he will make the enclosure of the priests, and the great terrace, and the doors to the terrace, and he overlaid their doors 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 And he gave the sea from the right shoulder east, from over against 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 And Huram will make the pots and the shovels and the vases. And Huram will finish to make the work that he did for king Solomon 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 The two pillars and the reservoirs, and the capitals upon the head of the two pillars, and the two lattices to cover the two reservoirs of the capitals which were upon the head of the pillars. 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 four hundred pomegranates to the two lattices; two rows of pomegranates to the one lattice to cover the two reservoirs of the capitals which are upon the face 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 And he made ten bases, and he made wash-basins 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 it. and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it. the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;
16 And the pots and the shovels and the flesh-hooks, and all their vessels, Huram his father made to king Solomon for the house of Jehovah, of polished 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 In the circuit of Jordan the king will cast them, in the thicknesses of the land between Succoth and between Zeredathah. 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 And Solomon will make all these vessels for a great multitude: for the weight of the brass was not searched out. 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 will make all the vessels, those of the house of God, and the altar of gold, and the tables, and upon them the bread of the faces; 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 the chandeliers and their lamps, to burn according to judgment before the oracle of shut up gold. 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 the flower, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, it was the completions of gold. the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);
22 And the snuffers, and the vases, and the dishes, and the censers, of shut up gold: and the entrance of the house, its doors within for the holy of holies, and the doors of the house of the temple, of gold. 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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