2 Chronicles 4:1

What does 2 Chronicles 4:1 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 4:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then he made a brass altar, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he maketh an altar of brass, twenty cubits its length, and twenty cubits its breadth, and ten cubits its height.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He made also an altar of brass twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he made a brazen altar: its length was twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and its height ten cubits.

Context

v.1This passage

v.2Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass; and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:5

    Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Jehovah: and Solomon and the assembly sought unto it.

  • Exodus 27:1

    And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

  • 1 Kings 9:25

    And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto Jehovah, burning incense therewith, upon the altar that was before Jehovah. So he finished the house.

  • 1 Kings 8:64

    The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar that was before Jehovah was too little to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings.

  • 1 Kings 8:22

    And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

  • 2 Kings 16:14

    And the brazen altar, which was before Jehovah, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it on the north side of his altar.

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