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2 Chronicles 4:17-18
A short note explains where the metalwork was cast and stresses the abundance, preparing for the final wrap-up list.
Meaning in context
The king “cast them” in the plain of the Jordan, in clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. The line functions as a workshop-location note tied to the previously described temple items.
Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, so that the weight of the bronze was not determined. The point is not precise accounting but the sheer scale of production.
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Casting location and huge quantities
A short note explains where the metalwork was cast and stresses the abundance, preparing for the final wrap-up list.
Movement
Temple, reform, exile, and return
Artifact
Temple-centered history
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Exile & Return
2 Chronicles context: 586 BC - 400 BC
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Exile & Return
2 Chronicles context
Exile & Return / 586 BC - 400 BC
2 Chronicles context is set in the exile and return, where Babylonian exile, return, rebuilding, and renewed covenant life under Persian rule.
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A short note explains where the metalwork was cast and stresses the abundance, preparing for the final wrap-up list.
Plain Meaning
The king “cast them” in the plain of the Jordan, in clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. The line functions as a workshop-location note tied to the previously described temple items.
Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, so that the weight of the bronze was not determined. The point is not precise accounting but the sheer scale of production.
Literary Context
These verses belong to the temple-furnishings inventory in 2 Chronicles 4:1–22. After listing major objects and quantities, the text inserts a production note (where the casting happened) and then returns to a summarizing statement about the overwhelming scale of manufacture.
Historical Context
Chronicles is often associated with a later compositional setting while narrating earlier royal building traditions. The Jordan Valley setting suggests an open, resource-accessible zone suitable for large-scale casting: workable soils for molds, nearby water, and space for industrial activity supporting a centralized royal project.
Theological Significance
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