Then Solomonconsecratedthe middleof the courtthat [was] beforethe houseof the LORD,for therehe offeredthe burntofferingsand the fatof the peaceofferingsbecausethe bronzealtarwhichSolomonhad madewas not ableto containthe burntoffering,the grain offeringand the fat.
Furthermore,allthe officialsof the priestsand the peoplewere veryunfaithful[following] allthe abominationsof the nations;and they defiledthe houseof the LORDwhichHe had sanctifiedin Jerusalem.
Then he madea bronzealtar,twentycubitsin lengthand twentycubitsin widthand tencubitsin height.
You shall presenttheseto the LORDat your appointedtimes,besidesyour votiveofferingsand your freewillofferings,for your burntofferingsand for your grain offeringsand for your drinkofferingsand for your peaceofferings.'"
