1 Kings 7
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1 Kings 7:16-42

16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was 1five cubits and the height of the other capital was 2five cubits. 17There were lattices of latticework and wreaths of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. 18So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one lattice to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. 19The capitals which were on the tops of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. 20So there were capitals on the two pillars, also above and close to the 3rounded projection which was beside the lattice; and 4the pomegranates totaled two hundred in rows around 5both capitals. 216And he set up the pillars at the 7porch of the 8main room: he set up the right pillar and named it 9Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it 10Boaz. 22On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

2311He also made the 12Sea of 13cast metal 14ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and 15it was 16thirty cubits in circumference. 24Under its brim 17gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, 18completely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast 19with the rest. 2520It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. 26And it was a 21hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold 22two thousand baths.

27Then 23he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was 24four cubits, its width four cubits, and its height was three cubits. 28This was the design of the stands: they had borders, that is, borders between the crossbars, 29and on the borders which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the crossbars there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. 30Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. 31And its opening inside the crown at the top was a 25cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and on its opening also there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. 32The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. 33The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. 34Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. 35And on the top of the stand there was a circular form 26half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its 27stays and its borders were part of it. 36And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders cherubim, lions, and palm trees, as there was clear space on each, with wreaths all around. 3728He made the ten stands like this: all of them had the 29same casting, 30same measure, and 31same form.

3832And he made ten basins of bronze, 33each holding 34forty baths; each basin was 35four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. 39Then he placed the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the 36Sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south.

40Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the Lord: 41the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the 37two pillars, and the two lattices to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; 42and the 38four hundred pomegranates for the two lattices, two rows of pomegranates for each lattice to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars;

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 7:16 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 7:16 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 7:20 Lit belly ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 7:20 1 Kin 7:42; 2 Chr 3:16; 4:13; Jer 52:23 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 7:20 Lit on the other capital ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 7:21 2 Chr 3:17 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 7:21 1 Kin 6:3 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Kings 7:21 Lit sanctuary ↩
  9. 9. 1 Kings 7:21 I.e., he shall establish ↩
  10. 10. 1 Kings 7:21 I.e., in it is strength ↩
  11. 11. 1 Kings 7:23 2 Chr 4:2 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Kings 7:23 I.e., large basin ↩
  13. 13. 1 Kings 7:23 2 Kin 16:17; 25:13 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Kings 7:23 About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high ↩
  15. 15. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around ↩
  16. 16. 1 Kings 7:23 About 45 ft. or 14 m ↩
  17. 17. 1 Kings 7:24 1 Kin 6:18 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Kings 7:24 2 Chr 4:3 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Kings 7:24 Lit in its casting ↩
  20. 20. 1 Kings 7:25 2 Chr 4:4, 5; Jer 52:20 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Kings 7:26 About 3 in. or 7.6 cm ↩
  22. 22. 1 Kings 7:26 About 12,000 gallons or 45,424 liters ↩
  23. 23. 1 Kings 7:27 1 Kin 7:38; 2 Kin 25:13; 2 Chr 4:14 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Kings 7:27 About 6 ft. long and wide and 4.5 ft. high or 1.8 m and 1.4 m ↩
  25. 25. 1 Kings 7:31 About 18 in. or 45 cm ↩
  26. 26. 1 Kings 7:35 About 9 in. or 23 cm ↩
  27. 27. 1 Kings 7:35 Lit hands ↩
  28. 28. 1 Kings 7:37 2 Chr 4:14 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Kings 7:37 Lit one ↩
  30. 30. 1 Kings 7:37 Lit one ↩
  31. 31. 1 Kings 7:37 Lit one ↩
  32. 32. 1 Kings 7:38 Ex 30:18; 2 Chr 4:6 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Kings 7:38 Lit the one basin held ↩
  34. 34. 1 Kings 7:38 About 240 gallons or 908 liters ↩
  35. 35. 1 Kings 7:38 About 6 ft. or 1.8 m ↩
  36. 36. 1 Kings 7:39 I.e., large basin ↩
  37. 37. 1 Kings 7:41 1 Kin 7:17, 18 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Kings 7:42 1 Kin 7:20 ↩

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