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2 Chron. 4:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Ex. 27:1‑2• ¹{i}And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.{/i}
²{i}And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.{/i} (Ex. 27:1‑2)

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2 Kings 16:14• ¹⁴{i}And the brazen altar which was before Jehovah, he brought forward from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it by the side of his altar on the north.{/i} (2 Kings 16:14)

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Ezek. 43:13‑17• ¹³And these [are] the measure of the altar in cubits: The cubit [is] a cubit and a handbreadth, and the bottom a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and its border on its edge round about a span: this [shall be] the outside of the altar.
¹⁴And from the bottom [on] the ground to the lower projection two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser projection to the greater projection four cubits, and the breadth a cubit,
¹⁵and the hearth four cubits; and from the hearth and upwards four horns;
¹⁶and the hearth twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square on its four sides;
¹⁷and the projection fourteen [cubits] long, and fourteen broad, on its four sides; and the border round about it half a cubit, and its bottom a cubit round about. And its steps shall look toward the east. (Ezek. 43:13‑17)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1: The altar of brass.

2-5: The molten sea upon twelve oxen.

6-8: The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables.

9-18: The courts, and the instruments of brass.

19-22: The instruments of gold.

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2 Chron. 1:5• ⁵{i}And the brazen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Jehovah; and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.{/i} (2 Chron. 1:5)

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Ex. 27:1‑8• ¹{i}And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.{/i}
²{i}And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.{/i}
³{i}And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.{/i}
⁴{i}And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;{/i}
⁵{i}and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.{/i}
⁶{i}And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.{/i}
⁷{i}And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.{/i}
⁸{i}Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shown thee on the mountain, so shall they make it.{/i} (Ex. 27:1‑8)

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1 Kings 8:22,64• ²²{i}And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward the heavens.{/i}
⁶⁴The same day did the king hallow the middle court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before Jehovah was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. (1 Kings 8:22,64)

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1 Kings 9:25• ²⁵{i}And three times in the year did Solomon offer up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar that he had built to Jehovah, and he burned incense upon that which was before Jehovah. So he finished the house.{/i} (1 Kings 9:25)

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2 Kings 16:14‑15• ¹⁴{i}And the brazen altar which was before Jehovah, he brought forward from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it by the side of his altar on the north.{/i}
¹⁵{i}And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening oblation, and the king's burnt-offering, and his oblation, and the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their oblation, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offerings, and all the blood of the sacrifices; and the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.{/i} (2 Kings 16:14‑15)

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Ezek. 43:13‑17• ¹³And these [are] the measure of the altar in cubits: The cubit [is] a cubit and a handbreadth, and the bottom a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and its border on its edge round about a span: this [shall be] the outside of the altar.
¹⁴And from the bottom [on] the ground to the lower projection two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser projection to the greater projection four cubits, and the breadth a cubit,
¹⁵and the hearth four cubits; and from the hearth and upwards four horns;
¹⁶and the hearth twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square on its four sides;
¹⁷and the projection fourteen [cubits] long, and fourteen broad, on its four sides; and the border round about it half a cubit, and its bottom a cubit round about. And its steps shall look toward the east. (Ezek. 43:13‑17)

• Other striking details confirm what we have just said. Chronicles mentions neither the sin offering nor the trespass offering; there the altar is solely the place of burnt offerings and peace offerings. Ezekiel, by contrast, insists upon the sin offering as the preparation for all the other offerings (Ezek. 43:25-27), and then names them not omitting even one (Ezek. 45:25). (“Solomon - The Temple: 2 Chronicles 3-5” by H.L. Rossier)

• The dimensions of the altar at Gibeon are quite different from those of Solomon's altar: the first is five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. Solomon's altar (2 Chron. 4:1) is twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. The two principal dimensions are exactly the same as those of the most holy place (2 Chron. 3:8; 1 Kings 6:20; Ezek. 41:4). The altar, Christ, is perfectly suited to the sanctuary; the glories of the most holy place correspond to the greatness and perfection of the sacrifice represented by the altar. (“Solomon - The Temple: 2 Chronicles 3-5” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)