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2 Chronicles 4:11 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished doing the work that he did for King Solomon in God’s house: "
2 Chronicles 4:11
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9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
10 He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.
11 Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished doing the work that he did for King Solomon in God’s house:
12 the two pillars, the bowls, the two capitals which were on the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars,
13 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks—two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on 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
"Then he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high."
2 Chronicles 4:2
"Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim. It was round, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference."
2 Chronicles 4:3
"Under it was the likeness of oxen, which encircled it, for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast."
2 Chronicles 4:4
"It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward."
2 Chronicles 4:5
"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."
2 Chronicles 4:6
"He also made ten basins, and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to wash in them. The things that belonged to the burnt offering were washed in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash in."
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