2 Chronicles 4:1 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.

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Cross References

  • 1 Kings 8:64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
  • Ezekiel 43:13–17 And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar. …
  • Exodus 27:1–8 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. …
  • 1 Kings 8:22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
  • 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 the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

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Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Moreover he made וַיַּעַשׂ wayyaʿaś עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • an altar מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of brass נְחֹשֶׁת nĕḥōšet נְחֹשֶׁת Noun · feminine singular
  • twenty עֶשְׂרִים ʿeśrîm עֶשְׂרִים Number · masculine or feminine plural
  • cubits אַמָּה ʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular
  • the length אָרְכּוֹ ʾorkô אֹרֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • thereof, and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִים wĕʿeśrîm עֶשְׂרִים Number · masculine or feminine plural · with and
  • cubits אַמָּה ʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular
  • the breadth רָחְבּוֹ roḥbô רֹחַב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • thereof, and ten וְעֶשֶׂר wĕʿeśer עֶשֶׂר Number · feminine singular · with and
  • cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
  • the height קוֹמָתוֹ qômātô קוֹמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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