“ And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. ”
2 Chronicles 4:1 ff . It is probable that the Chronicler, in describing the Temple furniture was influenced by what he saw in Zerubbabel's Temple. 2 Chronicles 4:9 . the court of the priests.....
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. No JFB commentary on these verses.
The Contents of the Temple 1. 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 16:14
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 s...
SOLOMON THE chronicler's history of Solomon is constructed on the same principles as that of David, and for similar reasons. The builder of the first Temple commanded the grateful reverence of a c...
The period occupied in building the Temple was seven years 1 Kings 6:38 ). The work being completed with filial and godly care, the king carried into the sacred enclosure all that his father had col...
I include all these under one view; for of the whole it may be said, as the apostle hath before remarked, concerning the tabernacle in the wilderness, of those we cannot now speak particularly. But o...
2 Chronicles 3:1 .
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. Ver. 10. And he set the sea. ] See 1 Kings 7:39 .
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 o...
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...
The Furniture of the Temple. B. C. 1012. 1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cu...
No text from Poole on this verse.
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter describes the holy furniture of the temple and the court ( 2 Chronicles 4:1-10 ); the brass works of Huram ( 2 Chronicles 4:11-18 ); and the golden vessels of the sanctu...
2 Chronicles 4:1 . An altar of brass, twenty cubits in length and breadth, and ten cubits high, which was ascended, not by steps, Exodus 20:26 , but by a sort of inclined plane; a very magnificen...
Moreover he made an altar of brase The furniture of the holy court 1. The altar of brass. Larger than that in tabernacle. When God enlarges our borders and business we should increase our gif...
EXPOSITION This chapter is occupied with some account of the contents of the house, following naturally upon the account of the structure, dimensions, and main features of the building given i...
The Vessels of Brass and of Gold
1 Kings 7:39