1 Kings 7
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1 Kings 7:27-40

27In addition, he madeH6213 tenH6235 movable standsH4350 of bronzeH5178, eachH259 fourH702 cubitsH520 longH753, fourH702 cubitsH520 wideH7341, and threeH7969 cubitsH520 highH6967.1

28ThisH2088 was the designH4639 of the standsH4350: They had side panelsH4526 attachedH996 to uprightsH7948, 29and onH5921 the panelsH4526 betweenH996 the uprightsH7948 were lionsH738, oxenH1241, and cherubimH3742. OnH5921 the uprightsH7948 was a pedestalH3653 aboveH4605, and belowH8478 the lionsH738 and oxenH1241 were wreathsH3914 of beveledH4174 workH4639.

30EachH259 standH4350 had fourH702 bronzeH5178 wheelsH212 with bronzeH5178 axlesH5633 and a basinH3595 resting onH3802 fourH702 supportsH6471H3802, with wreathsH3914 at eachH376 sideH5676. 31The openingH6310 to each stand insideH1004 the crownH3805 at the topH4605 was one cubitH520 deep,2 with a roundH5696 openingH6310 like the designH4639 of a pedestalH3653, a cubitH520 and a halfH2677 wide.3 AndH1571 aroundH5921 its openingH6310 were engravingsH4734, but the panels of the stands wereH4526 squareH7251, notH3808 roundH5696.

32There were fourH702 wheelsH212 underH8478 the panelsH4526, and the axlesH3027 of the wheelsH212 were attached to the standH4350; eachH259 wheelH212 was a cubitH520 and a halfH2677H520 in diameterH6967. 33The wheelsH212 were madeH4639 likeH4639 chariotH4818 wheelsH212; their axlesH3027, rimsH1354, spokesH2839, and hubsH2840 were allH3605 of cast metalH3332.

34EachH259 standH4350 hadH413 fourH702 handlesH3802, one for each cornerH6438, projectingH3802 fromH4480 the standH4350. 35At the topH7218 of each standH4350 was a circularH5696 bandH5439 halfH2677 a cubitH520 highH6967.4 The supportsH3027 and panelsH4526 were cast as a unitH4480 withH5921 the topH7218 of the standH4350.

36He engravedH6605 cherubimH3742, lionsH738, and palm treesH8561 onH5921 the surfacesH3871 of the supportsH3027 andH5921 panelsH4526, wherever eachH376 had spaceH4629, with wreathsH3914 all aroundH5439. 37In this wayH2063 he madeH6213 the tenH6235 standsH4350, eachH3605 with the sameH259 castingH4165H259, dimensionsH4060H259, and shapeH7095.

38He also madeH6213 tenH6235 bronzeH5178 basinsH3595, eachH259 holdingH3557 fortyH705 bathsH13245 and measuring fourH702 cubits acrossH520, oneH259 basinH3595 for eachH259 of the tenH6235H4350 standsH4350.

39He setH5414 fiveH2568 standsH4350 onH5921 the southH3225 sideH3802 of the templeH1004 and fiveH2568 onH5921 the northH8040, andH853 he putH5414 the SeaH3220 on the southH3233 sideH3802, at the southeast cornerH6924H4136H5045 of the templeH1004.

40Additionally, HuramH2438 madeH6213 the potsH3595,6 shovelsH3257, and sprinkling bowlsH4219.

So HuramH2438 finishedH3615 allH3605 the workH4399 thatH834 he had undertakenH6213 for KingH4428 SolomonH8010 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068:

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 7:27 The stands were approximately 6 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (1.8 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high). ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 7:31 One cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 7:31 A cubit and a half is approximately 2.25 feet or 68.6 centimeters wide; similarly in verse 32. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 7:35 Half a cubit is approximately 9 inches or 22.9 centimeters high. ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 7:38 40 baths is approximately 232 gallons or 880 liters. ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 7:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also verse 45 and 2 Chronicles 4:11); many other Hebrew manuscripts basins ↩

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