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Matthew Henry

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

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 4:10

The right side of the east end, over against the south (so also 1 Kings 7:39 ; comp. Exodus 30:18 ). The sea found its position, therefore, in the place of the tabernacle laver of old, between altar of brass and porch. It must be remembered that the entrance was east, but it was counted to a person standing with the back to the tabernacle or temple, as though he were, in fact, going out, not entering in, the sacred enclosure; therefore on the right side will be southward, as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

A.M. 2992. B.C. 1012. The brazen altar, sea, and lavers, 2 Chronicles 4:1-6 . The golden candlesticks and tables, 2Ch 4:7 , 2 Chronicles 4:8 . The doors overlaid with brass, the vessels of the altar, and other brass work, 2 Chronicles 4:9-18 . The golden altar of incense, with its appurtenances, 2 Chronicles 4:19-22 . NOTES ON CHAPTER 4. 2 Chronicles 4:1-2. Ten cubits the height thereof This was too high for the priests to lay the victims on it, without going up some kind of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 4:1-22

Construction of the temple (2:1-7:22)With the help of King Hiram of Tyre, Solomon prepared materials and arranged a workforce to build the planned temple (2:1-18; see notes on 1 Kings 5:1-18). Construction went on for seven years, until the temple, its furniture, its courtyard, and all other articles and decorations connected with it were completed according to plan (3:1-5:1; see notes on 1 Kings 6:1-7:51). The temple was then dedicated to God (5:2-7:22; see notes on 1 Kings 8:1-9:9). 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 4:10

(10) And he set the sea . . .—Literally, And he set the sea on the right shoulder, eastward, in front of the southward; i.e., on the south-east side of the house (1 Kings 7:39, b.). The LXX. and some MSS. add “of the house,” which appears to have fallen out of the text. 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

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