2 Chronicles 4:5
2 Chronicles 4:5 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The sea is a handbreadth thick, its rim shaped like a lily-edged cup, holding three thousand baths of water.
What Does 2 Chronicles 4:5 Mean?
The basin's wall was a handbreadth thick, its rim flaring outward like the lip of a cup and finished with a border of lily blossoms. Its capacity was immense, measured here at three thousand baths.
Strength and beauty met in a single vessel: thick enough to endure, graceful enough to delight the eye. The lilywork turned a practical reservoir into something lovely. In the worship of God, what is useful and what is beautiful were never set at odds.
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What does 2 Chronicles 4:5 mean?
The sea is a handbreadth thick, its rim shaped like a lily-edged cup, holding three thousand baths of water.