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1 Kings 7:38-46

38He also madeH6213 tenH6235 bronzeH5178 basinsH3595, eachH259 holdingH3557 fortyH705 bathsH13241 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 potsH3595,2 shovelsH3257, and sprinkling bowlsH4219.

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

41the twoH8147 pillarsH5982; the twoH8147 bowl-shapedH1543 capitalsH3805 atopH5921H7218 the pillarsH5982; the twoH8147 sets of networkH7639 coveringH3680 bothH8147 bowlsH1543 of the capitalsH3805 atopH7218 the pillarsH5982; 42the fourH702 hundredH3967 pomegranatesH7416 for the twoH8147 sets of networkH7639 (twoH8147 rowsH2905 of pomegranatesH7416 for eachH259 networkH7639 coveringH3680 bothH8147 the bowl-shapedH1543 capitalsH3805 atopH5921H6440 the pillarsH5982); 43the tenH6235 standsH4350; the tenH6235 basinsH3595 onH5921 the standsH4350; 44the SeaH3220H259; the twelveH8147H6240 oxenH1241 underneathH8478 the SeaH3220; 45andH853 the potsH5518, shovelsH3257, and sprinkling bowlsH4219.

AllH3605 the articlesH3627H168 thatH834 HuramH2438 madeH6213 for KingH4428 SolomonH8010 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 were made of burnishedH4803 bronzeH5178. 46The kingH4428 had them castH3332 in clayH4568 moldsH127 in the plainH3603 of the JordanH3383 betweenH996 SuccothH5523H996 and ZarethanH6891.3

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 7:38 40 baths is approximately 232 gallons or 880 liters. ↩
  2. 2. 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 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 7:46 Zarethan is a variant of Zeredah; see 2 Chronicles 4:17. ↩

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