2 Chronicles 4:6 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Ten smaller basins, five on each side, are made for rinsing the offerings, while the sea is reserved for the priests.
What Does 2 Chronicles 4:6 Mean?
Alongside the great sea, Solomon set ten smaller basins, evenly divided to the right and left. These held water for rinsing the parts of the burnt offerings, while the sea itself was kept for the washing of the priests.
Two kinds of cleansing stood side by side: the gift was made clean, and the one who offered it was made clean. Both the sacrifice and the servant had to be pure to come before God. The careful provision shows how seriously holiness was taken at every step of approach.
2 Chronicles 4:6 in the Original Language
kiyyor (כִּיּוֹר), 'laver' -- a basin for washing, used for ritual cleansing in the sanctuary.
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What does 2 Chronicles 4:6 mean?
Ten smaller basins, five on each side, are made for rinsing the offerings, while the sea is reserved for the priests.