2 Chronicles 3:15 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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¹⁵ Also he made ^H6213 before ^H6440 the house ^H1004 two ^H8147 pillars ^H5982 of thirty ^H7970 and five ^H2568 cubits ^H520 high, ^H753 and the chapiter ^H6858 that was on the top ^H7218 of each of them was five ^H2568 cubits. ^H520

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1 Kings 7:15-24 STRONG

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For he cast ^H6696 two ^H8147 pillars ^H5982 of brass, ^H5178 of eighteen ^H8083 ^H6240 cubits ^H520 high ^H6967 apiece: ^H5982 ^H259 and a line ^H2339 of twelve ^H8147 ^H6240 cubits ^H520 did compass ^H5437 either ^H8145 of them about. ^H5437 And he made ^H6213 two ^H8147 chapiters ^H3805 of molten ^H3332 brass, ^H5178 to set ^H5414 upon the tops ^H7218 of the pillars: ^H5982 the height ^H6967 of the one ^H259 chapiter ^H3805 was five ^H2568 cubits, ^H520 and the height ^H6967 of the other ^H8145 chapiter ^H3805 was five ^H2568 cubits: ^H520 And nets ^H7638 of checker ^H7639 work, ^H4639 and wreaths ^H1434 of chain ^H8333 work, ^H4639 for the chapiters ^H3805 which were upon the top ^H7218 of the pillars; ^H5982 seven ^H7651 for the one ^H259 chapiter, ^H3805 and seven ^H7651 for the other ^H8145 chapiter. ^H3805 And he made ^H6213 the pillars, ^H5982 and two ^H8147 rows ^H2905 round about ^H5439 upon the one ^H259 network, ^H7639 to cover ^H3680 the chapiters ^H3805 that were upon the top, ^H7218 with pomegranates: ^H7416 and so did ^H6213 he for the other ^H8145 chapiter. ^H3805 And the chapiters ^H3805 that were upon the top ^H7218 of the pillars ^H5982 were of lily ^H7799 work ^H4639 in the porch, ^H197 four ^H702 cubits. ^H520 And the chapiters ^H3805 upon the two ^H8147 pillars ^H5982 had pomegranates also above, ^H4605 over against ^H5980 the belly ^H990 which was by ^H5676 the network: ^H7639 and the pomegranates ^H7416 were two hundred ^H3967 in rows ^H2905 round about ^H5439 upon the other ^H8145 chapiter. ^H3805 And he set up ^H6965 the pillars ^H5982 in the porch ^H197 of the temple: ^H1964 and he set up ^H6965 the right ^H3233 pillar, ^H5982 and called ^H7121 the name ^H8034 thereof Jachin: ^H3199 and he set up ^H6965 the left ^H8042 pillar, ^H5982 and called ^H7121 the name ^H8034 thereof Boaz. ^H1162 And upon the top ^H7218 of the pillars ^H5982 was lily ^H7799 work: ^H4639 so was the work ^H4399 of the pillars ^H5982 finished. ^H8552 And he made ^H6213 a molten ^H3332 sea, ^H3220 ten ^H6235 cubits ^H520 from the one brim ^H8193 to the other: ^H8193 it was round ^H5696 all about, ^H5439 and his height ^H6967 was five ^H2568 cubits: ^H520 and a line ^H6957 ^H6961 of thirty ^H7970 cubits ^H520 did compass ^H5437 it round about. ^H5439 And under the brim ^H8193 of it round about ^H5439 there were knops ^H6497 compassing ^H5437 it, ten ^H6235 in a cubit, ^H520 compassing ^H5362 the sea ^H3220 round about: ^H5439 the knops ^H6497 were cast ^H3333 in two ^H8147 rows, ^H2905 when it was cast. ^H3332

Jeremiah 52:20-23 STRONG

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The two ^H8147 pillars, ^H5982 one ^H259 sea, ^H3220 and twelve ^H8147 ^H6240 brasen ^H5178 bulls ^H1241 that were under the bases, ^H4350 which king ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 had made ^H6213 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD: ^H3068 the brass ^H5178 of all these vessels ^H3627 was without weight. ^H4948 And concerning the pillars, ^H5982 the height ^H6967 of one ^H259 pillar ^H5982 was eighteen ^H8083 ^H6240 cubits; ^H520 and a fillet ^H2339 of twelve ^H8147 ^H6240 cubits ^H520 did compass ^H5437 it; and the thickness ^H5672 thereof was four ^H702 fingers: ^H676 it was hollow. ^H5014 And a chapiter ^H3805 of brass ^H5178 was upon it; and the height ^H6967 of one ^H259 chapiter ^H3805 was five ^H2568 cubits, ^H520 with network ^H7639 and pomegranates ^H7416 upon the chapiters ^H3805 round about, ^H5439 all of brass. ^H5178 The second ^H8145 pillar ^H5982 also and the pomegranates ^H7416 were like unto these. And there were ninety ^H8673 and six ^H8337 pomegranates ^H7416 on a side; ^H7307 and all the pomegranates ^H7416 upon the network ^H7639 were an hundred ^H3967 round about. ^H5439

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 3 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 3

It was a much larger and more particular account of the building of the temple which we had in the book of Kings than is here in this book of Chronicles. In this chapter we have,

I. The place and time of building the temple (v. 1, 2).
II. The dimensions and rich ornaments of it (v. 3-9).
III. The cherubim in the most holy place (v. 10-13).
IV. The veil (v. 14).
V. The two pillars (v. 15-17).

Of all this we have already and an account, 1 Ki. 6, 7.

2Ch 3:1-9

Here is,

I. The place where the temple was built. Solomon was neither at liberty to choose nor at a loss to fix the place. It was before determined (1 Chr. 22:1), which was an ease to his mind.
- 1. It must be at Jerusalem; for that was the place where God had chosen to put his name there. The royal city must be the holy city. There must be the testimony of Israel; for there are set the thrones of judgment, Ps. 122:4, 5.
- 2. It must be on Mount Moriah, which, some think, was that very place in the land of Moriah where Abraham offered Isaac, Gen. 22:2. So the Targum says expressly, adding, But he was delivered by the word of the Lord, and a ram provided in his place. That was typical of Christ's sacrifice of himself; therefore fitly was the temple, which was likewise a type of him, built there.
- 3. It must be where the Lord appeared to David, and answered him by fire, 1 Chr. 21:18, 26. There atonement was made once; and therefore, in remembrance of that, there atonement was made once; and therefore, in remembrance of that, there atonement must still be made. Where God has met with me it is to be hoped that he will still manifest himself.
- 4. It must be in the place which David has prepared, not only which he had purchased with his money, but which he had pitched upon divine direction. It was Solomon's wisdom not to enquire out a more convenient place, but to acquiesce in the appointment of God, whatever might be objected against it.
- 5. It must be in the threshold floor of Ornan, which, if (as a Jebusite) it gives encouragement to the Gentiles, obliges us to look upon temple-work as that which requires the labour of the mind, no less than threshing-work dos that of the body.
II. The time when it was begun; not till the fourth year of Solomon's reign, v. 2. Not that the first three years were trifled away, or spent in deliberating whether they should build the temple or no; but they were employed in the necessary preparations for it, wherein three years would be soon gone, considering how many hands were to be got together and set to work. Some conjecture that this was a sabbatical year, or year of release and rest to the land, when the people, being discharged from their husbandry, might more easily lend a hand to the beginning of this work; and then the year in which it was finished would fall out to be another sabbatical year, when they would likewise have leisure to attend the solemnity of the dedication of it.
III. The dimensions of it, in which Solomon was instructed (v. 3), as he was in other things, by his father. This was the foundation (so it may be read) which Solomon laid for the building of the house. This was the rule he went by, so many cubits the length and breadth, after the first measure, that is, according to the measure first fixed, which there was no reason to make any alteration of when the work came to be done; for the dimensions were given by divine wisdom, and what God does shall be for ever; nothing can be put to it, or taken from it, Eccl. 3:14. His first measure will be the last.
IV. The ornaments of the temple. The timber-work was very fine, and yet, within, it was overlaid with pure gold (v. 4), with fine gold (v. 5). and that embossed with palm-trees and chains. It was gold of Parvaim (v. 6), the best gold. The beams and posts, the walls and doors, were overlaid with gold, v. 7. The most holy place, which was ten yards square, was all overlaid with fine gold (v. 8), even the upper chambers, or rather the upper floor or roof-top, bottom, and sides, were all overlaid with gold. Every nail, or screw, or pin, with which the golden plates were fastened to the walls that were overlaid with them, weighed fifty shekels, or was worth so much, workmanship and all. A great many precious stones were dedicated to God (1 Chr. 29:2, 8), and these were set here and there, where they would show to the best advantage. The finest houses now pretend to no better garnishing than good paint on the roof and walls; but the ornaments of the temple were most substantially rich. It was set with precious stones, because it was a type of the new Jerusalem, which has no temple in it because it is all temple, and the walls, gates, and foundations of which are said to be of precious stones and pearls, Rev. 21:18, 19, 21.

2Ch 3:10-17

Here is an account of

1. The two cherubim, which were set up in the holy of holies. There were two already over the ark, which covered the mercy-seat with their wings; these were small ones. Now that the most holy place was enlarged, though these were continued (being appurtenances to the ark, which was not to be made new, as all the other utensils of the tabernacle were), yet those two large ones were added, doubtless by divine appointment, to fill up the holy place, which otherwise would have looked bare, like a room unfurnished. These cherubim are said to be of image-work (v. 10), designed, it is likely, to represent the angels who attend the divine Majesty. Each wing extended five cubits, so that the whole was twenty cubits (v. 12, 13), which was just the breadth of the most holy place, v. 8. They stood on their feet, as servants, their faces inward toward the ark (v. 13), that it might appear they were not set there to be adored (for then they would have been made sitting, as on a throne, and their faces towards their worshippers), but rather as themselves attendants on the invisible God. We must not worship angels, but we must worship with angels; for we have come into communion with them (Heb. 12:22), and must do the will of God as the angels do it. The thought that we are worshipping him before whom the angels cover their faces will help to inspire us with reverence in all our approaches to God. Compare 1 Co. 11:10 with Isa. 6:2.
2. The veil that parted between the temple and the most holy place, v. 14. This denoted the darkness of that dispensation, and the distance which the worshippers were kept at; but, at the death of Christ, this veil was rent; for through him we are made nigh, and have boldness not only to look, but to enter, into the holiest. On this he was wrought cherubim. Heb. he caused them to ascend, that is, they were made in raised work, embossed. Or he made them on the wing in an ascending posture, as the other two that stood on their feet in an attending posture, to remind the worshippers to lift up their hearts, and to soar upwards in their devotions.
3. The two pillars which were set up before the temple. Both together were somewhat above thirty-five cubits in length (v. 15), about eighteen cubits high a-piece. See 1 Ki. 7:15, etc., where we took a view of those pillars, Jachin and Boaz, establishment and strength in temple-work and by it.

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