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2 Chronicles 4:11 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; "
2 Chronicles 4:11
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9 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.
10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
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Here we have a brief summary of the bronze work and the gold work of the temple, much like the earlier account (1 Kings 7:13, etc.). The main thing to notice is that Huram, the skilled craftsman, was very careful and faithful. He finished everything he had been given to make (2 Chronicles 4:11), and he left no part of the work unfinished.
Huram is called “his father” in 2 Chronicles 4:16. This may have been a kind of title, like “Father Huram,” because the king of Tyre called him “Huram my father,” showing respect for his skill. Solomon used the same way of speaking. Huram was a master craftsman, and in a sense a father to the workers in bronze and iron. He did his work well, with both skill and steady effort.
Solomon also showed great generosity. He made the temple vessels in great abundance (2 Chronicles 4:18), with many of each kind. That likely allowed many workers to be used and helped the work move quickly. It also meant that some vessels could be stored for later use when others wore out. He had freely received, and he freely gave.
When Solomon had made enough for the present need, he did not take the extra bronze for himself. It was set apart for God, and it would be used for God’s service.
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2 Chronicles 4:1
"Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof."
2 Chronicles 4:2
"Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about."
2 Chronicles 4:3
"And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast."
2 Chronicles 4:4
"It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward."
2 Chronicles 4:5
"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."
2 Chronicles 4:6
"He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in."
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