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2Ch 4:1.
英文原文
2Ch 4:1.
ALTAR OF BRASS.
1. he made an altar of brass--Steps must have been necessary for ascending so elevated an altar, but the use of these could be no longer forbidden
(Ex 20:26)
after the introduction of an official costume for the priests
(Ex 28:42).
It measured thirty-five feet by thirty-five, and in height seventeen and a half feet. The thickness of the metal used for this altar is nowhere given; but supposing it to have been three inches, the whole weight of the metal would not be under two hundred tons [NAPIER].
2
2Ch 4:2-5.
2Ch 4:2-5.
銅海。
2. 他又鑄一個銅海——（參
1Ki 7:23）， 該處作「野瓜」而非「牛」。一般認為那些裝飾性的瓜形飾排呈牛頭之狀。
英文原文
2Ch 4:2-5.
MOLTEN SEA.
2. he made a molten sea--(See on
1Ki 7:23),
as in that passage "knops" occur instead of "oxen." It is generally supposed that the rows of ornamental knops were in the form of ox heads.
3
無標題
3. 鑄海的時候鑄了十二隻牛兩行——意即圓形的水盆與支撐它的銅牛乃一體鑄成，同模一次澆鑄而成。關於這盆的容量，記載有所不同：《列王紀上》
1Ki 7:26 說可盛水二千罷特，此處卻說不少於三千罷特。有人指出，此處所述不僅是水盆所盛的水量，也包括使其運作——使其如噴泉般持續流出——所需的水量，即充滿水盆及其附屬裝置所需的水量。支持此說的是，兩處所用的詞不同：《列王紀上》
1Ki 7:26 譯作容納；此處則譯作收取與容納。「收取」與「容納」之間有別。當水盆如噴泉般運作、各部分皆為此充滿時，後者連同銅海本身收取了三千罷特；但若僅就圓盆本身而論，銅海只容納二千罷特。它收取並容納了三千罷特〔CALMET, Fragments〕。
英文原文
3. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast--The meaning is, that the circular basin and the brazen oxen which supported it were all of one piece, being cast in one and the same mould. There is a difference in the accounts given of the capacity of this basin, for while in
1Ki 7:26
it is said that two thousand baths of water could be contained in it, in this passage no less than three thousand are stated. It has been suggested that there is here a statement not merely of the quantity of water which the basin held, but that also which was necessary to work it, to keep it flowing as a fountain; that which was required to fill both it and its accompaniments. In support of this view, it may be remarked that different words are employed: the one in
1Ki 7:26
rendered contained; the two here rendered, received and held. There was a difference between receiving and holding. When the basin played as a fountain, and all its parts were filled for that purpose, the latter, together with the sea itself, received three thousand baths; but the sea exclusively held only two thousand baths, when its contents were restricted to those of the circular basin. It received and held three thousand baths [CALMET, Fragments].
6
2Ch 4:6-18.
2Ch 4:6-18.
十個洗濯盆、燈臺與桌子。
6. 十個洗濯盆——（參
1Ki 7:27）。 會幕的洗濯盆大概已被毀。這十個新的放在廊子和祭壇之間；銅海供祭司洗手洗腳之用，這些則用來洗祭物。
英文原文
2Ch 4:6-18.
THE TEN LAVERS, CANDLESTICKS, AND TABLES.
6. ten lavers--(See on
1Ki 7:27).
The laver of the tabernacle had probably been destroyed. The ten new ones were placed between the porch and the altar, and while the molten sea was for the priests to cleanse their hands and feet, these were intended for washing the sacrifices.
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無標題
7. 十個燈臺——（參
1Ki 7:49）。 數目增多不僅符合這殿特有的華美，對希伯來人也是一個常設的象徵，表明抵消世上日增的黑暗，上帝之道的亮光日益增長是必要的〔LIGHTFOOT〕。
英文原文
7. ten candlesticks--(See on
1Ki 7:49).
The increased number was not only in conformity with the characteristic splendor of the edifice, but also a standing emblem to the Hebrews, that the growing light of the word was necessary to counteract the growing darkness in the world [LIGHTFOOT].
11
無標題
11. 戶蘭又造了——（參
1Ki 7:40）。
英文原文
11. Huram made--(See on
1Ki 7:40).
2Ch 4:1.
銅祭壇。
1. 他又造一座銅壇——要登上如此高大的祭壇，必須有臺階；但在為祭司制定了正式的服飾之後
（Ex 28:42）， 使用臺階便不再被禁止
（Ex 20:26）。 這壇長寬各三十五呎，高十七呎半。這壇所用金屬的厚度並未說明；但假設其厚度為三吋，則全部金屬的重量當不下一百噸〔NAPIER〕。