God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 7:40
40Hiram also made pots, shovels, and bowls. So Hiram finished all the work for King Solomon on the Lord’s temple:
1 Kings 7:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:
- New International Version (NIV)He also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the Lord:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the Lord:
- New King James Version (NKJV)Huram made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of the Lord:
Context of 1 Kings 7:40
38Hiram also made ten bronze basins. Each basin held 240 gallons. Every basin was six feet ⌞wide⌟. There was one basin on each of the ten stands. 39He put five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north side of the temple. He set the pool on the south side of the temple in the southeast ⌞corner⌟. Hiram also made pots, shovels, and bowls. So Hiram finished all the work for King Solomon on the Lord’s temple: 412 pillars, the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the 2 pillars, and 2 sets of filigree to cover the 2 bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars, 42400 pomegranates for the 2 sets of filigree (2 rows of pomegranates for each filigree to cover the 2 bowl-shaped capitals on the pillars),
Read all of 1 Kings 71 Kings 7:40 word by word
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חִיר֔וֹם אֶת־הַ֨כִּיֹּר֔וֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָק֑וֹת וַיְכַ֣ל חִירָ֗ם לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
- madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the laversכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
- and the shovelsיָעyâ‛ · shovelH3257
- and the basonsמִזְרָקmizrâq · bowlH4219
- madeכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
- an end of doingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- all the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:40
- 1 Kings 7:13King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre.
- 1 Kings 7:28The stands were made this way: They had side panels set in frames.
- 2 Kings 25:14They took the pots, shovels, snuffers, dishes, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple service.
- 2 Chronicles 4:8He made ten tables and put them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. And he made 100 gold bowls.
- Jeremiah 52:18They took the pots, shovels, snuffers, bowls, dishes, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple service.
- 1 Kings 7:45pots, shovels, and bowls. Hiram made all these utensils out of polished bronze for the Lord’s temple at King Solomon’s request.
- Exodus 24:6Moses took half of the blood and put it into bowls, and he threw the other half against the altar.
- Exodus 39:32So all the work on the inner tent (the tent of meeting) was now done. The Israelites followed all the Lord’s instructions to Moses.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40So Hiram made an end - It is truly surprising, that in so short a time one artist could design and execute works of such magnitude, taste, and variety, however numerous his assistants might be. The mere building of the house was a matter of little difficulty in comparison of these internal works.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Lavers - Rather, according to the true reading, “pots.” (Compare 1 Kings 7:45; 2 Chronicles 4:16.) The “pots” were the caldrons in which it was usual to boil the peace-offerings. See 1 Samuel 2:13-14,Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-47Verses 13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God's temple, where we must…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-45Huram was very skilled at making items of different sizes and complexities. He also created the bronze altar for the inner court, which was used for burnt offerings (2 Chronicles 4:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4540-45. And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins--These verses contain a general enumeration of Hiram's works, as well as those already mentioned as other minor things. The Tyrian artists are frequently mentioned by ancient authors as skilful artificers in fashioning and embossing metal cups and bowls; and we need not wonder, therefore, to find them employed by Solomon in making the golden and brazen utensils for his temple and palaces.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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