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2 Chronicles 4:10
He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the placement of the bronze Sea to a post-exilic community by cataloging Solomon’s temple furnishings. This architectural detail appears during the inventory of the courtyard and doors, immediately before Huram’s completion of the smaller utensils.
The words — The text employs נָתַן (na.Tan) for “he put” and מִכֶּתֶף הַיְמָנִית קֵדְמָה (mi.ke.tef ha.y.ma.Nit Ke.de.ma.h) to literally render “from the side of the south eastward.” This phrase pinpoints the Sea’s exact orientation relative to the courtyard’s layout.
The thread — The passage mirrors 1 Kings 7:39, which records the identical placement of the Sea on the south side at the southeast corner. Both accounts use the same spatial terminology to confirm the temple’s standardized architectural plan.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to observe that sacred space was organized with precise geographical markers. It demands attention to how physical boundaries and directional alignment framed Israel’s worship practices.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 7:39 He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.