Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths. New Living Translation The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons of water. English Standard Version Its thickness was a handbreadth. And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held 3,000 baths. Berean Standard Bible It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths. King James Bible And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. New King James Version It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained three thousand baths. New American Standard Bible It was a hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold three thousand baths. NASB 1995 It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold 3,000 baths. NASB 1977 And it was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold 3,000 baths. Legacy Standard Bible And it was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold 3,000 baths. Amplified Bible It was a handbreadth (the width of the four fingers) thick; its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold 3,000 baths (measures). Christian Standard Bible The basin was three inches thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup or a lily blossom. It could hold eleven thousand gallons. Holman Christian Standard Bible The reservoir was three inches thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup or a lily blossom. It could hold 11,000 gallons. American Standard Version And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. Contemporary English Version The sides of the bowl were 75 millimeters thick, and its rim was in the shape of a cup that curved outward like flower petals. The bowl held about 60,000 liters. English Revised Version And it was an handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. GOD'S WORD® Translation The pool was three inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup, shaped like a lily's bud. It held 18,000 gallons. Good News Translation The sides of the tank were 3 inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup, curving outward like the petals of a flower. The tank held about 15,000 gallons. International Standard Version It was a handbreadth thick, with its brim fashioned like the brim of a cup. Similar in shape to a lily blossom, it could hold 3,000 baths. Majority Standard Bible It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths. NET Bible It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons. New Heart English Bible It was almost three inches thick; and its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. Webster's Bible Translation And the thickness of it was a hand-breadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. World English Bible It was a handbreadth thick. Its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It received and held three thousand baths. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd its thickness [is] a handbreadth, and its lip as the work of the lip of a cup flowered with lilies; holding [within]—it contains three thousand baths. Young's Literal Translation And its thickness is a handbreadth, and its lip as the work of the lip of a cup flowered with lilies; taking hold -- baths three thousand it containeth. Smith's Literal Translation And its thickness a hand breadth, and its lip according to the work of the lip of a cup, a lily flower holding; it will contain three thousand baths. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it was like the brim of a cup, or of a crisped lily: and it held three thousand measures. Catholic Public Domain Version Now its thickness had the measure of the palm of a hand, and its brim was like the lip of a cup, or like the outturned petal of a lily. And it held three thousand measures. New American Bible It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim resembled that of a cup, being lily-shaped. It had a capacity of three thousand baths. New Revised Standard Version Its thickness was a handbreadth; its rim was made like the rim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held three thousand baths. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he made also ten poles, and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to carry with them the altar of burnt offering. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And its thickness, a hands breadth, and the rim of the sea as the round rim of a cup that is very beautiful, and he made ten poles, and he put five at the right side and five at the left, by which to hold up the altar of burnt offering. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. Brenton Septuagint Translation And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim as the brim of a cup, graven with flowers of lilies, holding three thousand measures: and he finished it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Bronze Altar and Molten Sea…4The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. 5It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths. Cross References 1 Kings 7:26 It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths. Exodus 30:18 “You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, 1 Kings 7:23-25 He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. Exodus 38:8 Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 1 Kings 7:38-39 He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. / He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. 1 Kings 7:44 the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; 1 Kings 7:40 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: 1 Kings 7:45 and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze. 1 Kings 7:50 the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. 1 Kings 7:51 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 4:2-4 He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. 2 Chronicles 4:6 He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing. 2 Chronicles 4:10 He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner. 2 Chronicles 4:11 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: 2 Chronicles 4:12-16 the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); / the stands; the basins on the stands; ... Treasury of Scripture And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. with flowers of lilies. See 1 Kings 7:26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. 1 Kings 7:26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. Jump to Previous Baths Blossom Brim Capacity Containeth Cup Curved Edge Flower Flowers Hand Handbreadth Hand-Breadth Held Hold Lily Lip Open Received Rim Thereof Thick Thickness Thousand Three Work Worked WroughtJump to Next Baths Blossom Brim Capacity Containeth Cup Curved Edge Flower Flowers Hand Handbreadth Hand-Breadth Held Hold Lily Lip Open Received Rim Thereof Thick Thickness Thousand Three Work Worked Wrought2 Chronicles 4 1. The altar of brass2. The molten sea upon twelve oxen 6. The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables 9. The courts, and the instruments of brass 19. The instruments of gold It was a handbreadth thick The term "handbreadth" refers to an ancient unit of measurement, approximately four inches or the width of a hand. This detail emphasizes the substantial and robust construction of the Sea, a large basin used in the temple for ceremonial washing. The thickness signifies durability and the importance of purity in worship, reflecting God's desire for His people to approach Him with clean hands and hearts. The Hebrew word for "handbreadth" is "טֶפַח" (tephach), which underscores the precision and care in the temple's design, symbolizing the meticulous nature of God's covenant with Israel. and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup like a lily blossom It could hold three thousand baths With flowers of lilies.--See margin. "Lily" here is shoshann?h; in Kings, shosh?n. LXX., "graven with lily buds." Syriac and Arabic, "and it was very beautiful." Vulg., "like the lip of a cup, or of an open lily." And it received and held three thousand baths.--Literally, holding (whole) baths: three thousand would it contain. The bath was the largest of Hebrew liquid measures. Perhaps the true reading is, "holding three thousand baths," the last verb being a gloss borrowed from Kings. So Vulg. Syriac and Arabic omit the clause. The LXX. had the present reading. 1Kings 7:26 reads, two thousand baths would it contain. Most critics assume this to be correct. Some scribe may have read 'al?phim, "thousands," instead of 'alpayim, "two thousand," and then have added "three" (sh?l?sheth) under the influence of the last verse. But it is more likely that the numeral "three" having been inadvertently omitted from the text of Kings, the indefinite word "thousands" was made definite by turning it into the dual "two thousand" Either mistake would be possible, because in the unpointed text 'al?phim and 'alpayim are written alike. The Syriac has the curious addition, "And he made ten poles, and put five on the right and five on the left, and bare with them the altar of burnt offerings." Similarly the Arabic version. Verse 5. - An handbreadth. Not זֶרֶת, "a span" (nevertheless tabled by Conder, 'Handbook to the Bible,' 2nd edit., p. 79, as a handbreadth, and put at eight digits, two palms, or 5.33 inches), but טֶפַח, "the palm of the open hand," the breadth of the four fingers, which Thenius puts at 3.1752 inches, but Conder's table at 2.66 inches. It received and held should be translated, it was able to hold. Three thousand baths. The parallel has two thousand baths, and this latter is the likelier reading. It is, however, conceivable that the statement of Kings may purport to give the quantity of water used, and that of Chronicles the quantity which the vessel at its fullest could accommodate. As to the real capacity of the bath, we are hopelessly at sea. Josephus's estimate of it is about eight gallons and a half, that of the rabbinists about four gallons and a half (see Smith's 'Dictionary of the Bible,' 3:1742), and Conder, in the 'Handbook to the Bible,' p. 80, a fractional quantity above six gallons. The largest bowls on the Assyrian bas-reliefs, the silver bowl of Croesus, and the bronze bowl in Scythia (Herodotus, 1:51; 4:81), did not, under the lowest estimate of the bath, hold as much as one-half of the contents of this vast sea of brass of Solomon. The use of this vessel was, as we read in the next verse, for the priests to wash in, or, as some would read, to wash at (Exodus 30:18-20).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew It was a handbreadthטֶ֔פַח (ṭe·p̄aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2947: A spread of the hand, a palm-breadth, a corbel thick, וְעָבְי֣וֹ (wə·‘ā·ḇə·yōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5672: Density, depth, width and its rim וּשְׂפָתוֹ֙ (ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin was fashioned כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (kə·ma·‘ă·śêh) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property like the brim שְׂפַת־ (śə·p̄aṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin of a cup, כּ֔וֹס (kō·ws) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl like a lily שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה (šō·wō·šan·nāh) Noun - common singular Strong's 7799: A lily, as a, flower of architectural ornament, a, trumpet blossom. פֶּ֖רַח (pe·raḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6525: A calyx, bloom It could hold יָכִֽיל׃ (yā·ḵîl) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain three שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice thousand אֲלָפִ֖ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's 505: A thousand baths. בַּתִּ֔ים (bat·tîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1324: A bath (a Hebrew measure) Links 2 Chronicles 4:5 NIV2 Chronicles 4:5 NLT 2 Chronicles 4:5 ESV 2 Chronicles 4:5 NASB 2 Chronicles 4:5 KJV 2 Chronicles 4:5 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 4:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 4:5 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 4:5 French Bible 2 Chronicles 4:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 4:5 It was a handbreadth thick (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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