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The Craftsmanship in the Clay
Commentators explain that the massive bronze items for the temple were cast in the Jordan plain because it had the right kind of 'clay ground.' This thick, stiff soil was ideal for creating the large molds needed for the casting process, highlighting the practical wisdom and immense scale of the work involved in building God's house.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 4:17
18th Century
Theologian
Zeredathah - Or, Zarthan (marginal reference). The writer of Chronicles probably uses the name which the place bore in his own day.
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 4:17
19th Century
Bishop
In the clay ground. —Hebrew, in the thickness of the ground — that is, in the stiff or clayey soil. Vulgate, “in argillos…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 4:17
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 4:1–22
17th Century
Minister
Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both outside and inside, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel and fores…