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17 The king had them cast in earth foundries[a] in the region of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan. 18 Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze.[b]

19 Solomon also made these items for God’s temple: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence[c] was kept,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:17 tn Or perhaps, “molds.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:18 tn Heb “Solomon made all these items in great abundance so that the weight of the bronze was not sought.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:19 tn Heb “the bread of the face/presence.”sn This bread offered to God was viewed as a perpetual offering to God. See Lev 24:5-9.