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2 Chronicles 4:9
He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator catalogs Solomon’s temple furnishings, noting the completion of the priests’ courtyard and great court between the placement of the gold tables and the bronze Sea.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיַּעַשׂ (wa.ya‘as) translates literally as “he made,” while חֲצַר הַכֹּהֲנִים (chaṭar ha-kōhănîm) and הָ/עֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֹלָה (ha‘ăzārâ ha-gĕḏōlâ) name the priests’ enclosure and the large precinct, both secured with bronze-covered doors.
The thread — The architectural description aligns with the courtyard specifications in 1 Kings 6:36 and 1 Kings 7:12, while later texts like 2 Kings 21:5 reference these same courtyards as sites where subsequent kings erected unauthorized altars.
Why it lands — The passage records the physical boundaries and materials of the temple complex, requiring the reader to first acknowledge how the text defines functional worship space before drawing conclusions about sacred separation or ritual access.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 6:36 Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
- 2 Kings 21:5 In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.
- 1 Kings 7:12 The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.