Exodus 30:2

The altar is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high, and its horns are to be made of the same.

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A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.

In Context

1And you are to make an altar for the burning of perfume; of hard wood let it be made.

3It is to be plated with the best gold, the top of it and the sides and the horns, with an edging of gold all round it.

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Cross References

Exodus 27:2Put horns at the four angles of it, made of the same, plating it all with brass.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:2-11

The Tabernacles and Its Furniture. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings… Read the whole commentary →

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