Apologetics Bible

2Chronicles 4:1

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ מִזְבַּח נְחֹשֶׁת עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ וְעֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃

vaya'ash-mizevach-nechoshet-'esheriym-'amah-'arekhvo-ve'esheriym-'amah-rachevvo-ve'esher-'amvot-qvomatvo

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

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

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

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:2

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַיָּם מוּצָק עֶשֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּה מִשְּׂפָתוֹ אֶל־שְׂפָתוֹ עָגוֹל ׀ סָבִיב וְחָמֵשׁ בָּֽאַמָּה קֽוֹמָתוֹ וְקָו שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּֽאַמָּה יָסֹב אֹתוֹ סָבִֽיב׃

vaya'ash-'et-hayam-mvtzaq-'esher-va'amah-mishefatvo-'el-shefatvo-'agvol- -saviyv-vechamesh-va'amah-qvomatvo-veqav-sheloshiym-va'amah-yasov-'otvo-saviyv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: Also 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.

YLT: And he maketh the molten sea; ten by the cubit, from its edge unto its edge, round in compass, and five by the cubit its height, and a line of thirty by the cubit doth compass it, round about.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:3

Hebrew

וּדְמוּת בְּקָרִים תַּחַת לוֹ סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב סוֹבְבִים אֹתוֹ עֶשֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּה מַקִּיפִים אֶת־הַיָּם סָבִיב שְׁנַיִם טוּרִים הַבָּקָר יְצוּקִים בְּמֻֽצַקְתּֽוֹ׃

vdemvt-veqariym-tachat-lvo-saviyv- -saviyv-svoveviym-'otvo-'esher-va'amah-maqiyfiym-'et-hayam-saviyv-shenayim-tvriym-havaqar-yetzvqiym-vemutzaqetvo

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And under it was the likeness of oxen, which did compass it round about, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast.

YLT: And the likeness of oxen is under it, all round about encompassing it, ten in the cubit, compassing the sea round about; two rows of oxen are cast in its being cast.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:4

Hebrew

עוֹמֵד עַל־שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר בָּקָר שְׁלֹשָׁה פֹנִים ׀ צָפוֹנָה וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה פֹנִים ׀ יָמָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה ׀ פֹּנִים נֶגְבָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹּנִים מִזְרָחָה וְהַיָּם עֲלֵיהֶם מִלְמָעְלָה וְכָל־אֲחֹרֵיהֶם בָּֽיְתָה׃

'vomed-'al-sheneym-'ashar-vaqar-sheloshah-foniym- -tzafvonah-vshelvoshah-foniym- -yamah-vsheloshah- -foniym-negevah-vsheloshah-foniym-mizerachah-vehayam-'aleyhem-milema'elah-vekhal-'achoreyhem-vayetah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: It stood on 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 on them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

ASV: 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 upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

YLT: It is standing on twelve oxen, three facing the north, and three facing the west, and three facing the south, and three facing the east, and the sea is upon them above, and all their hinder parts are within.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 h...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:5

Hebrew

וְעָבְיוֹ טֶפַח וּשְׂפָתוֹ כְּמַעֲשֵׂה שְׂפַת־כּוֹס פֶּרַח שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה מַחֲזִיק בַּתִּים שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים יָכִֽיל׃

ve'aveyvo-tefach-vshefatvo-khema'asheh-shefat-khvos-ferach-shvoshanah-machaziyq-vatiym-sheloshet-'alafiym-yakhiyl

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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. ¶

ASV: And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.

YLT: And its thickness is a handbreadth, and its lip as the work of the lip of a cup flowered with lilies; taking hold--baths three thousand it containeth.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:6

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ כִּיּוֹרִים עֲשָׂרָה וַיִּתֵּן חֲמִשָּׁה מִיָּמִין וַחֲמִשָּׁה מִשְּׂמֹאול לְרָחְצָה בָהֶם אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂה הָעוֹלָה יָדִיחוּ בָם וְהַיָּם לְרָחְצָה לַכֹּהֲנִים בּֽוֹ׃

vaya'ash-khiyvoriym-'asharah-vayiten-chamishah-miyamiyn-vachamishah-mishemo'vl-lerachetzah-vahem-'et-ma'asheh-ha'volah-yadiychv-vam-vehayam-lerachetzah-lakhohaniym-vvo

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as belonged to the burnt-offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

YLT: And he maketh ten lavers, and putteth five on the right, and five on the left, to wash with them; the work of the burnt-offering they purge with them; and the sea is for priests to wash with.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:7

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־מְנֹרוֹת הַזָּהָב עֶשֶׂר כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם וַיִּתֵּן בַּֽהֵיכָל חָמֵשׁ מִיָּמִין וְחָמֵשׁ מִשְּׂמֹֽאול׃

vaya'ash-'et-menorvot-hazahav-'esher-khemishefatam-vayiten-vaheykhal-chamesh-miyamiyn-vechamesh-mishemo'vl

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And he made the ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

YLT: And he maketh the ten candlesticks of gold, according to their ordinance, and placeth in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:8

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ שֻׁלְחָנוֹת עֲשָׂרָה וַיַּנַּח בַּֽהֵיכָל חֲמִשָּׁה מִיָּמִין וַחֲמִשָּׁה מִשְּׂמֹאול וַיַּעַשׂ מִזְרְקֵי זָהָב מֵאָֽה׃

vaya'ash-shulechanvot-'asharah-vayanach-vaheykhal-chamishah-miyamiyn-vachamishah-mishemo'vl-vaya'ash-mizereqey-zahav-me'ah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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 basins of gold. ¶

ASV: He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold.

YLT: And he maketh ten tables, and placeth in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left; and he maketh bowls of gold a hundred.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:9

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ חֲצַר הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֹלָה וּדְלָתוֹת לָעֲזָרָה וְדַלְתוֹתֵיהֶם צִפָּה נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

vaya'ash-chatzar-hakhohaniym-veha'azarah-hagedvolah-vdelatvot-la'azarah-vedaletvoteyhem-tzifah-nechoshet

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And he maketh the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and their doors he hath overlaid with brass.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:10

Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַיָּם נָתַן מִכֶּתֶף הַיְמָנִית קֵדְמָה מִמּוּל נֶֽגְבָּה׃

ve'et-hayam-natan-mikhetef-hayemaniyt-qedemah-mimvl-negevah

KJV: And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.

AKJV: And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.

ASV: And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.

YLT: And the sea he hath placed on the right shoulder eastward, over-against the south.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:11

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ חוּרָם אֶת־הַסִּירוֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקוֹת וַיְכַל חירם חוּרָם לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בְּבֵית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

vaya'ash-chvram-'et-hasiyrvot-ve'et-haya'iym-ve'et-hamizeraqvot-vayekhal-chyrm-chvram-la'ashvot-'et-hamela'khah-'asher-'ashah-lamelekhe-shelomoh-veveyt-ha'elohiym

KJV: 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;

AKJV: And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;

ASV: And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God:

YLT: And Huram maketh the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, and Huram finisheth to make the work that he made for king Solomon in the house of God;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:12

Hebrew

עַמּוּדִים שְׁנַיִם וְהַגֻּלּוֹת וְהַכֹּתָרוֹת עַל־רֹאשׁ הָעַמּוּדִים שְׁתָּיִם וְהַשְּׂבָכוֹת שְׁתַּיִם לְכַסּוֹת אֶת־שְׁתֵּי גֻּלּוֹת הַכֹּֽתָרוֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשׁ הָֽעַמּוּדִֽים׃

'amvdiym-shenayim-vehagulvot-vehakhotarvot-'al-ro'sh-ha'amvdiym-shetayim-vehashevakhvot-shetayim-lekhasvot-'et-shetey-gulvot-hakhotarvot-'asher-'al-ro'sh-ha'amvdiym

KJV: 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;

AKJV: To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;

ASV: the two pillars, and the bowls, and the two capitals which were on the top of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars,

YLT: two pillars, and the bowls, and the crowns on the heads of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two bowls of the crowns that are on the heads of the pillars;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:13

Hebrew

וְאֶת־הָֽרִמּוֹנִים אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת לִשְׁתֵּי הַשְּׂבָכוֹת שְׁנַיִם טוּרִים רִמּוֹנִים לַשְּׂבָכָה הָאֶחָת לְכַסּוֹת אֶת־שְׁתֵּי גֻּלּוֹת הַכֹּֽתָרוֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃

ve'et-harimvoniym-'areva'-me'vot-lishetey-hashevakhvot-shenayim-tvriym-rimvoniym-lashevakhah-ha'echat-lekhasvot-'et-shetey-gulvot-hakhotarvot-'asher-'al-feney-ha'amvdiym

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the capitals which were on the pillars.

ASV: 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 upon the pillars.

YLT: and the pomegranates four hundred to the two wreaths, two rows of pomegranates to the one wreath, to cover the two bowls of the crowns that are on the front of the pillars.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:14

Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַמְּכֹנוֹת עָשָׂה וְאֶת־הַכִּיֹּרוֹת עָשָׂה עַל־הַמְּכֹנֽוֹת׃

ve'et-hamekhonvot-'ashah-ve'et-hakhiyorvot-'ashah-'al-hamekhonvot

KJV: He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

AKJV: He made also bases, and lavers made he on the bases;

ASV: He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases;

YLT: And the bases he hath made; and the lavers he hath made on the bases;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:15

Hebrew

אֶת־הַיָּם אֶחָד וְאֶת־הַבָּקָר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

'et-hayam-'echad-ve'et-havaqar-sheneym-'ashar-tachetayv

KJV: One sea, and twelve oxen under it.

AKJV: One sea, and twelve oxen under it.

ASV: one sea, and the twelve oxen under it.

YLT: the one sea, and the twelve oxen under it,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'One sea, and twelve oxen under it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:16

Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַסִּירוֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְלָגוֹת וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵיהֶם עָשָׂה חוּרָם אָבִיו לַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לְבֵית יְהוָה נְחֹשֶׁת מָרֽוּק׃

ve'et-hasiyrvot-ve'et-haya'iym-ve'et-hamizelagvot-ve'et-khal-kheleyhem-'ashah-chvram-'aviyv-lamelekhe-shelomoh-leveyt-yehvah-nechoshet-marvq

KJV: 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.

AKJV: The pots also, and the shovels, and the meat hooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.

ASV: The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon, for the house of Jehovah, of bright brass.

YLT: and the pots, and the shovels, and the forks, and all their vessels, hath Huram his father made for king Solomon, for the house of Jehovah, of brass purified.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:17

Hebrew

בְּכִכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן יְצָקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּעֲבִי הָאֲדָמָה בֵּין סֻכּוֹת וּבֵין צְרֵדָֽתָה׃

vekhikhar-hayareden-yetzaqam-hamelekhe-va'aviy-ha'adamah-veyn-sukhvot-vveyn-tzeredatah

KJV: In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

AKJV: In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

ASV: In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.

YLT: In the circuit of the Jordan hath the king cast them, in the thick soil of the ground, between Succoth and Zeredathah.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:18

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹה כָּל־הַכֵּלִים הָאֵלֶּה לָרֹב מְאֹד כִּי לֹא נֶחְקַר מִשְׁקַל הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃

vaya'ash-shelomoh-khal-hakheliym-ha'eleh-larov-me'od-khiy-lo'-necheqar-misheqal-hanechoshet

KJV: Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

AKJV: Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. ¶

ASV: Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

YLT: And Solomon maketh all these vessels in great abundance, that the weight of the brass hath not been searched out.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:19

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹה אֵת כָּל־הַכֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֵת מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָנוֹת וַעֲלֵיהֶם לֶחֶם הַפָּנִֽים׃

vaya'ash-shelomoh-'et-khal-hakheliym-'asher-veyt-ha'elohiym-ve'et-mizevach-hazahav-ve'et-hashulechanvot-va'aleyhem-lechem-hafaniym

KJV: 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;

AKJV: And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables where on the show bread was set;

ASV: And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;

YLT: And Solomon maketh all the vessels that are for the house of God, and the altar of gold, and the tables, and on them is bread of the presence;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:20

Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרוֹת וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶם לְבַעֲרָם כַּמִּשְׁפָּט לִפְנֵי הַדְּבִיר זָהָב סָגֽוּר׃

ve'et-hamenorvot-veneroteyhem-leva'aram-khamishefat-lifeney-hadeviyr-zahav-sagvr

KJV: Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;

AKJV: Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;

ASV: and the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;

YLT: and the candlesticks, and their lamps, for their burning according to the ordinance, before the oracle, of gold refined;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:21

Hebrew

וְהַפֶּרַח וְהַנֵּרוֹת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַיִם זָהָב הוּא מִכְלוֹת זָהָֽב׃

vehaferach-vehanervot-vehameleqachayim-zahav-hv'-mikhelvot-zahav

KJV: And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

AKJV: And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

ASV: and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

YLT: and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold--it is the perfection of gold;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 4:22

Hebrew

וְהַֽמְזַמְּרוֹת וְהַמִּזְרָקוֹת וְהַכַּפּוֹת וְהַמַּחְתּוֹת זָהָב סָגוּר וּפֶתַח הַבַּיִת דַּלְתוֹתָיו הַפְּנִימִיּוֹת לְקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים וְדַלְתֵי הַבַּיִת לַהֵיכָל זָהָֽב׃

vehamezamervot-vehamizeraqvot-vehakhafvot-vehamachetvot-zahav-sagvr-vfetach-havayit-daletvotayv-hafeniymiyvot-leqodesh-haqodashiym-vedaletey-havayit-laheykhal-zahav

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And the snuffers, and the basins, 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.

ASV: and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold. And as for the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple, were of gold.

YLT: and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and the censers, of gold refined, and the opening of the house, its innermost doors to the holy of holies, and the doors of the house to the temple, of gold.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 4:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.