2 Chronicles 4 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 4:2

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.
2 Chronicles 4:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 4:2 in other translations

BSBHe 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.
WEBAlso he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim. It was round, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference.
ASVAlso he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass; and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.
YLTAnd he maketh the molten sea; ten by the cubit, from its edge unto its edge, round in compass, and five by the cubit its height, and a line of thirty by the cubit doth compass it, round about.
DARBYAnd he made the sea, molten, ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it round about.
BBEAnd he made the great water-vessel of metal, round in form, measuring ten cubits across from edge to edge; it was five cubits high and thirty cubits round.
WebsterAlso he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the hight of it; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it.

What does 2 Chronicles 4:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. he made a molten sea--(See on 1Ki 7:23), as in that passage "knops" occur instead of "oxen." It is generally supposed that the rows of ornamental knops were in the form of ox heads.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

2 Chronicles 4:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
מוּצָ֑קmu.TzakcastH3332
עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235
בָּֽ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahby the cubitH520
מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.Tofrom lip itsH8193
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.Tolip itsH8193
עָג֣וֹל\׀a.GolroundH5696
סָבִ֗יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439
וְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.Meshand fiveH2568
בָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520
קֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.Toheight itsH6967
וְקָו֙ve.Kavand a measuring-lineH6957
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
בָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520
יָסֹ֥בya.Soit went roundH5437
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 4:2

  • 1 Kings 7:23-26

    And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

  • Titus 3:5

    Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

  • Zechariah 13:1

    In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

  • Revelation 7:14

    And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

  • Exodus 30:18-21

    Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord: So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a molten sea.
Ex 30:18-21; 1Ki 7:23; Zec 13:1; Tit 3:5; Re 7:14
brim to brim. Heb. his brim to his brim.

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 4:1

    Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

  • 2 Chronicles 4:2

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 4:3

    And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

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2 Chronicles 4:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
También hizo un mar de fundición, el cual tenía diez codos del un borde al otro, enteramente redondo: su altura era de cinco codos, y una línea de treinta codos lo ceñía alrededor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit la mer de fonte, de dix coudées d’un bord à l’autre bord, ronde tout autour, et haute de cinq coudées; et un cordon de 30 coudées l’entourait tout autour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er machte das Meer, gegossen, zehn Ellen von seinem einen Rande bis zu seinem anderen Rande, gerundet ringsum, und fünf Ellen seine Höhe; und eine Schnur von dreißig Ellen umfaßte es ringsum.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Mare etiam fusile decem cubitis a labio usque ad labium, rotundum per circuitum: quinque cubitos habebat altitudinis, et funiculus triginta cubitorum ambiebat gyrum ejus.