2 Chronicles 4:5
“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.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Three thousand baths - See 1Ki 7:23 note. It is quite possible that either here or in Kings the text may have been…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
It - held three thousand baths - In Kg1 7:26, it is said to hold only two thousand baths. As this book was written after…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 4:1-10
David often speaks with much affection both of the house of the Lord and of the courts of our God. Both without doors…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup,with flowers of lilies R.V. the brim thereof was wrought like the brim…