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2 Chronicles 4:1

And he made an aulter of brasse, twentie cubites long, and twentie cubites broade, and ten cubites hie.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Altar;   Thompson Chain Reference - Altars;   Brazen Altar;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altars;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Temple;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Temple;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Altar ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - The Brazen Altar;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Altar;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Altar;   Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Temple;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Altar;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Temple of Solomon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.
Hebrew Names Version
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length of it, and twenty cubits the breadth of it, and ten cubits the height of it.
King James Version
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
English Standard Version
He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.
New Century Version
He made a bronze altar thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and fifteen feet tall.
New English Translation
He made a bronze altar, 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.
Amplified Bible
Then Solomon made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and ten cubits in height.
New American Standard Bible
Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and ten cubits in height.
World English Bible
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length of it, and twenty cubits the breadth of it, and ten cubits the height of it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee made an altar of brasse twentie cubites long, and twentie cubites broade, and ten cubites hie.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in width and ten cubits in height.
Berean Standard Bible
He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon had a bronze altar made that was thirty feet square and fifteen feet high.
Complete Jewish Bible
He made an altar of bronze thirty-five feet long, thirty-five feet wide and seventeen-and-a-half feet high.
Darby Translation
And he made a brazen altar: its length was twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and its height ten cubits.
Easy-to-Read Version
He made a bronze altar that was 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and 10 cubits tall.
George Lamsa Translation
MOREOVER he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits its length and twenty cubits its breadth and ten cubits its height.
Good News Translation
King Solomon had a bronze altar made, which was 30 feet square and 15 feet high.
Lexham English Bible
And he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits was its length, and twenty cubits was its width, and ten cubits was its height.
Literal Translation
And he made an altar of bronze, its length twenty cubits and its breadth twenty cubits, and its height ten cubits.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He made a brasen altare also, twentye cubytes longe, and twentye cubytes brode, and ten cubites hye.
American Standard Version
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
Bible in Basic English
Then he made a brass altar, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
King James Version (1611)
Moreouer he made an Altar of brasse, twentie cubites the length thereof, and twentie cubites the breadth thereof, and ten cubites the height therof.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he made a brazen altar, the length of it twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits, and the height ten cubits.
English Revised Version
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also he made a brasun auter of twenti cubitis of lengthe, and of twenti cubitis of breede, and of ten cubitis of heiythe;
Update Bible Version
Moreover he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the width thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length of it, and twenty cubits the breadth of it, and ten cubits the hight of it.
New King James Version
1 Kings 6:23-38; 7:13-51">[xr] Moreover he made a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height.
New Living Translation
Solomon also made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.
New Life Bible
Then he made a brass altar. It was ten steps long, and ten steps wide, and three times taller than a man.
New Revised Standard
He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits, the length thereof, and, twenty cubits, the breadth thereof, - and, ten cubits, the height thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He made also an altar of brass twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high.
Revised Standard Version
He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh an altar of brass, twenty cubits its length, and twenty cubits its breadth, and ten cubits its height.
THE MESSAGE
He made the Bronze Altar thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and ten feet high.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in width and ten cubits in height.

Contextual Overview

1 And he made an aulter of brasse, twentie cubites long, and twentie cubites broade, and ten cubites hie. 2 And he cast a brasen lauatorie of ten cubites from brym to brym, rounde in compasse, and fiue cubites hie: and a line of thirtie cubites dyd compasse it round about. 3 And vnder it was the fashion of oxen, whiche dyd compasse it rounde about: with ten cubites dyd they compasse the lauatorie rounde about, and there were two rowes of oxen whiche were cast lyke molten worke. 4 And it stoode also vpon twelue oxen: three loked towarde the north, three towarde the west, three toward the south, and three toward the east: and the lauatorie was set vpon them, and all their backes were towarde the lauatorie. 5 And the thyckest of it was an hande breadth, and the brym like the brym of a cuppe, with floures of lilies: and it receaued and helde three thousande battes. 6 And he made ten lauers, and put fiue on the right hand, and fiue on the left, to washe and clense in them such thinges as they offered for a burnt offring: But the great lauatorie was for the priestes to washe in. 7 And he made ten candelstickes of gold, according to the patterne that was geue of them, and put them in the temple, fiue on the right hande, and fiue on the left. 8 And he made also ten tables, and put them in the temple, fiue on the right side, and fiue on the left: And he made an hundred basens of golde. 9 And he made the court of the priestes, and the great court, and doores to it, and ouerlayde the doores of them with brasse. 10 And he set the great lauatorie on the right side of the east ende, ouer against the south.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

an altar: 2 Chronicles 1:5, Exodus 27:1-8, 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:64, 1 Kings 9:25, 2 Kings 16:14, 2 Kings 16:15, Ezekiel 43:13-17

Reciprocal: Exodus 38:1 - the altar 2 Samuel 8:8 - exceeding 2 Chronicles 7:7 - the brazen 2 Chronicles 8:12 - on the altar 2 Chronicles 15:8 - the altar of the Lord 2 Chronicles 29:18 - the altar 2 Chronicles 32:12 - one altar Ezra 3:3 - the altar Ezekiel 9:2 - beside Ezekiel 43:16 - twelve cubits

Cross-References

Genesis 3:15
I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee & the woman, betweene thy seede and her seede: and it shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalt treade vpon his heele.
Genesis 4:25
Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God [sayde she] hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe.
Genesis 5:29
And called his name Noah, saying: This same shall comfort vs as concerning our worke, & sorowe of our handes about the earth, which God cursed.
Numbers 31:17
Nowe therfore, slay all the men children, and kyl the women that haue lien with men fleshly.
1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The supplementary character of Chronicles is here once more apparent. The author of Kings had omitted to record the dimensions of the brass altar. It stood in the great court 2 Chronicles 6:12-13.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER IV

The brazen altar, 1.

Molten sea, and its supporters, 2-5.

The ten lavers, 6.

Ten golden candlesticks, 7.

Ten tables, the hundred golden basons, and the priests'

court, 8-10.

The works which Huram performed, 11-17.

Solomon finishes the temple, and its utensils, 18-22.

NOTES ON CHAP. IV


 
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