1 Chronicles 18:8

Tibhath, and… Chun . These names replace Betah and Berothai in the parallel place, in the former case with possibility of orthographic explanation, but not in the latter. The purpose for which David was glad to take their brass is not mentioned in Samuel, but only here. The brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass (see 1 Kings 7:14-47 ; 2 Chronicles 4:1-18 ). In this latter place these subjects will be found treated more fully. This so-called "brazen sea" ( אתֵ־יָם הַגְּחשֶׁת ) took the place in Solomon's temple of (he earlier brazen laver ( כִּיּוֹר גְחשֶׁת ) of the Mosaic ritual ( Exodus 30:17-21 ; Le Exodus 8:10 , Exodus 8:11 ; 1 Kings 7:38 ). It is now called a sea, because of its large size. The use of the original laver is plainly told, for the priests to wash at it their hands and feet before offering sacrifices. It stood in the court of the tabernacle, between the altar and the door. The ten lavers of Solomon's temple were used for washing the sacrificial victims themselves ( 2 Chronicles 4:6 ). The brazen sea (which was rather of copper than brass, however) rested upon twelve standing oxen, three turning their faces to each quarter of the heavens. Its height was five cubits, its diameter ten cubits, the thickness of its metal a handbreadth, and its capacity variously given at two thousand baths ( 1 Kings 7:26 ) or three thousand ( 2 Chronicles 4:5 ). It was removed from its supports of oxen by Ahaz ( 2 Kings 16:17 ), and placed on a pedestal of stone. And it was eventually destroyed by the Assyrians ( 2 Kings 25:13 ). And the pillars. (For these pillars of the porch, named Jachin and Boaz , see 1 Kings 7:15-22 ; 2 Chronicles 3:15-17 .) And the vessels of brass. (For these, see 1 Kings 7:40-51 ; 2 Chronicles 4:16-18 .)