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2 Chronicles 4 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

2 Chronicles 4 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim H8147 10 two, twofold
זָהָב zâhâb H2091 8 gold, something gold-colored
אַמָּה ʼammâh H520 7 a mother, a cubit
חָמֵשׁ châmêsh H2568 7 five
יָם yâm H3220 7 sea, large body of water
עֶשֶׂר ʻeser H6235 6 ten
סָבִיב çâbîyb H5439 5 circle, neighbour

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“We have here a further account of the furniture of God's house. I. Those things that were of brass. The altar for burnt-offerings (ver. 1), the sea and lavers to hold water (ver. 2-6), the plates with which the doors of the court were overlaid (ver. 9), the vessels of the altar, and other things, ver. 10-18. II. Those that were of gold. The candlesticks and tables (ver. 7, 8), the altar of incense (ver. 19), and the appurtenances of each of these, ver. 20-22. All these, except the brazen altar (ver. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 4:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jordan — 2 Chr 4:17
  • Succoth 1 — 2 Chr 4:17
  • Zeredah 2 — 2 Chr 4:17
  • Most Holy Place 2 — 2 Chr 4:20

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