歴代誌Ⅱ 4:1 JCB

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:1

1. he made an altar of brass—Steps must have been necessary for ascending so elevated an altar, but the use of these could be no longer forbidden ( :-) after the introduction of an official costume for the priests (Exodus 28:42). It measured thirty-five feet by thirty-five, and in height seventeen and a half feet. The thickness of the metal used for this altar is nowhere given; but supposing it to have been three inches, the whole weight of the metal would not be under two hundred tons... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

The Contents of the Temple1. An altar] This was in the Temple court. Though its construction is not described in Kings, it is mentioned in 1 Kings 8:64; 2 Kings 16:143. Oxen] rather, ’knops’ (i.e. gourds): see 1 Kings 7:24. 7. According to their form] RV ’According to the ordinance concerning them.’ In the temple] i.e. in the Holy Place.9. The great court] The word here used differs from that employed for ’the court of the priests.’ It was in the ’great court’ that the scaffold mentioned in 2... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 4:1-2

(a) THE PRINCIPAL VESSELS OF THE TEMPLE (2 Chronicles 4:1-10).THE BRAZEN ALTAR (2 Chronicles 4:1).(l) An altar of brass.—The brazen altar, or altar of burnt offering, made by Solomon, is not noticed in the parallel chapters of Kings (1 Kings 6:7) which describe the construction of the temple and its vessels of service, but it is incidentally mentioned in another passage of the older work (1 Kings 9:25), and its existence seems to be implied in 1 Kings 8:22; 1 Kings 8:64. This altar stood in the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

The Moulding of the Vessels 2 Chronicles 4:17 I. In that temple of Solomon's we have a double type. 1. Those great and costly stones those marble blocks which were squared and polished leagues away from Jerusalem, and not brought thither till actually needed: so that not one echo of the saw, not one stroke of the mallet, was heard over all the dedicated ground. Their adaptation was perfected at a distance, and then they were set in their glorious home. 2. The brass and silver and gold work,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

{e-Sword Note: 1 and 2 Chronicles were largely in topical format in the printed edition. When possible, this content has been divided by verse/chapter. Content that could not fit elsewhere was placed in the 1 and 2 Chronicles Book Comments for e-Sword.} read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

CHAPTER 4 The Vessels that were for the House 1. The altar of brass (2 Chronicles 4:1 ) 2. The molten sea (2 Chronicles 4:2-5 ) 3. The ten loaves (2 Chronicles 4:6 ) 4. The ten candlesticks (2 Chronicles 4:7 ) 5. The ten tables (2 Chronicles 4:8 ) 6. The court (2 Chronicles 4:9-10 ) 7. The work of Huram (2 Chronicles 4:11-17 ) 8. The work of Solomon (2 Chronicles 4:18-22 ) The altar of brass, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits broad and ten cubits high, is not mentioned in the... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

FURNISHINGS OF THE TEMPLE (vv.1-22) Some of the furnishings for the temple were placed on the outside, others inside. The bronze altar (v.1) was of course outside, and much larger than that made for the tabernacle, in fact 20 by 20 cubits, and 10 cubits high, - about 30 feet square and 15 feet high. Bronze (or copper) speaks of the holiness of God, so that the bronze altar emphasises the holy judgment of God borne by His holy Son as the one sacrifice for sin. Thus, we must meet God at the... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

SOLOMON ’S REIGN HIS PRAYER AND ITS ANSWER (2 Chronicles 1:1-3 ) With verses three and four compare 1 Chronicles 16:0 , and especially 1 Chronicles 16:37-40 . The tabernacle at Gibeon was the legal place for worship, but the threshing-floor on Matthew Moriah was chosen by David for the reason given (1 Chronicles 21:29 ). A comparison with the corresponding place in 1 Kings will show how this account is abbreviated as the matter was not necessary to the author’s purpose. HIS POWER AND... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

2 Chronicles 4:0 1. Moreover he made an altar [the place of this altar was in the great court, as is evident from 2Ch 6:12-13 ] of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. 2. ¶ Also he made a molten sea [a gigantic laver for the ablution of the priests, corresponding to the laver of brass in the tabernacle (Exodus 30:18-21 ; Exo 38:8 )] of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof;... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1

CONTENTS This chapter is but a continuation of the former. The subject is prosecuted concerning the work and materials of the temple; and here is described, the altar of brass, the molten sea, the lavers, candlesticks, and tables, together with the instruments of gold. 2 Chronicles 4:1 This altar of brass received the gifts and offerings of the people. How lovely a representation of Jesus, in whose hands, as mediator, all the offerings of his people must be placed. None cometh to the Father but... read more