John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22
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歷代志下 4:2-5 Cunpts
John Gill
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:3
Under it was the similitude of oxen - In 1 Kings 7:24 , instead of oxen, בקרים bekarim , we have knops, פקעים pekaim ; and this last is supposed by able critics to be the reading which ought to be received here. What we call knops may signify grapes, mushrooms, apples, or some such ornaments placed round about under the turned over lip or brim of this caldron. It is possible that בקרים bekarim , oxen, may be a corruption of פקעים pekaim , grapes, as the פ pe ... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:5
It - held three thousand baths - In 1 Kings 7:26 , it is said to hold only two thousand baths. As this book was written after the Babylonish captivity, it is very possible that reference is here made to the Babylonish bath which might have been less than the Jewish. We have already seen that the cubit of Moses, or of the ancient Hebrews, was longer than the Babylonish by one palm; see on 2 Chronicles 3:3 ; (note). It might be the same with the measures of capacity; so that two... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-6
Acceptable worship. "He made an altar of brass." This is a simple sentence enough, but it is one which had a great significance to the people of God. For to that brazen altar they came for many generations, and there they either worshipped/ God and gained his Divine favour, or they failed to do the one and to secure the other. It was the place of sanctity or profanation, of victory or defeat. It, with the various regulations that applied to it and provisions that were made for it, taught... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22
The altar, the sea, the light, and the bread. The homiletics of this chapter, viewed in certain general aspects, have been already treated with those of 2 Chronicles 3:1-17 . But it remains to notice other interesting and important aspects of the contents of this chapter. As soon as these are exhibited in such a manner as to make their relative importance apparent, they do indeed become of marked interest. I. First, and no doubt first in importance, we read of the great ALTAR OF ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:2
A molten sea . The Hebrew of this verse and of 1 Kings 7:23 are facsimiles of one author, except that here קָו stands, where the parallel shows קוֹה , probably the fruit merely of some error in transcription. Verses like these point not to the derivation of Chronicles from Kings, but rather of both from some older common source. This sea of brass superseded the laver of the tabernacle ( Exodus 30:18 , Exodus 30:28 ; Exodus 31:9 ; Exodus 35:16 ; Exodus 39:39 ). It was... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:3
The similitude of oxen. The parallel gives simply "knops" ( i.e. flower-buds) in the room of this expression, and no word "similitude" at all, the characters spelling the word for "knops" being פְּקָעִים , and those for "oxen" being בְּקָרִים . The presence of the word "similitude" strongly suggests that the circles of decoration under description showed the likenesses of oxen, not necessarily (as Patrick) "stamped" on the so-called knops, but possibly constituting them. For the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:4
The words of the Hebrew text of this verse and the parallel ( 1 Kings 7:25 ) are facsimiles. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-10
David often speaks with much affection both of the house of the Lord and of the courts of our God. Both without doors and within there was that which typified the grace of the gospel and shadowed out good things to come, of which the substance is Christ. I. There were those things in the open court, in the view of all the people, which were very significant. 1. There was the brazen altar, 2 Chron. 4:1. The making of this was not mentioned in the Kings. On this all the sacrifices were offered,... read more