2Crônicas 4

O altar e o mar de bronze

1 Também *Êx 27.1-2;2Rs 16.14fez um altar de bronze de vinte cúbitos de comprido, vinte de largo e dez de alto. 2 *1Rs 7.23-26Fez mais o mar fundido, que tinha dez cúbitos de uma borda à outra, redondo na circunferência, e de cinco cúbitos de alto, cingido ao redor por um cordão de trinta cúbitos. 3 Por baixo da borda, havia figuras de bois, que cingiam o mar ao redor, dez em cada cúbito, contornando-o todo. Os bois se achavam em duas fileiras, tendo sido fundidos quando o mar foi fundido. 4 Estava assentado sobre doze bois, três dos quais olhavam para o norte, três, para o ocidente, três, para o sul e três, para o oriente. O mar estava posto sobre os bois, cujas ancas estavam para a banda de dentro. 5 A sua grossura era dum palmo, e a sua borda foi feita como a borda dum copo, como a flor dum lírio; e *1Rs 7.26tinha a capacidade de três mil batos. 6 *1Rs 7.38,40Fez também dez lavatórios e pôs cinco à direita e cinco à esquerda, para lavagens. As coisas que pertenciam aos holocaustos eram lavadas neles; os sacerdotes, porém, se lavavam no mar.

Outros utensílios para o templo

7 *1Rs 7.49Fez os dez candeeiros de ouro, conforme se tinha ordenado a respeito deles, e pô-los no templo, cinco à direita e cinco à esquerda. 8 Fez também *1Rs 7.48dez mesas e pô-las no templo, cinco à direita e cinco à esquerda. Fez cem bacias de ouro. 9 Fez ainda *1Rs 6.36o átrio dos sacerdotes, e *2Rs 21.5o grande átrio, e as suas portas, que cobriu de bronze. 10 *1Rs 7.39Pôs o mar ao lado direito da casa, da banda oriental, na direção do sul. 11 *1Rs 7.40-51Hirão fez as caldeiras, as pás e as bacias.

Assim, acabou Hirão de fazer a obra que executava para o rei Salomão na Casa de Deus, 12 a saber, as duas colunas, os dois globos e os dois capitéis que estavam em cima das colunas; as duas redes para cobrirem os dois globos dos capitéis que estavam em cima das colunas; 13 e *1Rs 7.20as quatrocentas romãs para as duas redes, duas fileiras de romãs para cada rede, para cobrirem os dois globos dos capitéis que estavam em cima das colunas. 14 *1Rs 7.27-43Fez também as bases e os lavatórios sobre as bases, 15 o mar e os doze bois debaixo do mar. 16 As caldeiras, as pás, os garfos e todos os vasos, *2Cr 2.13;1Rs 7.14Hirão-Abi os fez de bronze luzente para o rei Salomão, para a Casa de Jeová. 17 Na campina do Jordão, fundiu-os o rei na terra argilosa entre Sucote e Zereda. 18 *1Rs 7.47Assim, fez Salomão todos estes vasos em grande abundância, pois o peso do bronze não se podia averiguar.

19 Fez Salomão todos os vasos que estavam na Casa de Deus, o altar de ouro, e *2Cr 4.8as mesas sobre que estavam os pães da proposição; 20 e, de ouro puro, os candeeiros com as suas lâmpadas, *2Cr 4.7;Êx 25.31-37para arderem, segundo a ordenação, perante o oráculo; 21 as flores, as lâmpadas e as tenazes, de ouro, sim, de ouro puríssimo; 22 as espevitadeiras, as bacias, as colheres e os braseiros, de ouro puro; e, quanto à entrada da casa, as portas do Santo dos Santos no interior, e as portas da casa, isto é, do templo, eram de ouro.

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 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.*4.2 from…: Heb. from his brim to his brim 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. 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. 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.*4.5 with flowers…: or, like a lilyflower

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.*4.6 such…: Heb. the work of burnt offering 7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.*4.8 basons: or, bowls

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;*4.11 basons: or, bowls*4.11 finished: Heb. finished to make 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.*4.13 upon: Heb. upon the face of 14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;*4.14 lavers: or, caldrons 15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.*4.16 bright: Heb. made bright, or, scoured 17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.*4.17 clay…: Heb. thicknesses of the ground 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set; 20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;*4.21 perfect…: Heb. perfections of gold 22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.*4.22 basons: or, bowls