1 Kings 7
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1 Kings 7:15-26

15For he castH6696 twoH8147 pillarsH5982 of brassH5178, each of eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520 highH6967H5982H259: and a lineH2339 of twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 did surroundH5437 eachH8145 of them.1 16And he madeH6213 twoH8147 capitalsH3805 of moltenH3332 brassH5178, to setH5414 upon the topsH7218 of the pillarsH5982: the heightH6967 of the oneH259 capitalH3805 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520, and the heightH6967 of the otherH8145 capitalH3805 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520: 17And netsH7638 of checkerH7639 workH4639, and wreathsH1434 of chainH8333 workH4639, for the capitalsH3805 which were upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982; sevenH7651 for the oneH259 capitalH3805, and sevenH7651 for the otherH8145 capitalH3805. 18And he madeH6213 the pillarsH5982, and twoH8147 rowsH2905 all aroundH5439 upon the oneH259 networkH7639, to coverH3680 the capitalsH3805 that were upon the topH7218, with pomegranatesH7416: and so he didH6213 for the otherH8145 capitalH3805. 19And the capitalsH3805 that were upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 were of lilyH7799 workH4639 in the porchH197, fourH702 cubitsH520. 20And the capitalsH3805 upon the twoH8147 pillarsH5982 had pomegranates also aboveH4605, close toH5980 the enlargementH990 which was byH5676 the networkH7639: and the pomegranatesH7416 were two hundredH3967 in rowsH2905 all aroundH5439 upon the otherH8145 capitalH3805. 21And he set upH6965 the pillarsH5982 in the porchH197 of the templeH1964: and he set upH6965 the rightH3233 pillarH5982, and calledH7121 its nameH8034 JachinH3199: and he set upH6965 the leftH8042 pillarH5982, and calledH7121 its nameH8034 BoazH1162.23 22And upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 was lilyH7799 workH4639: so was the workH4399 of the pillarsH5982 finishedH8552. 23And he madeH6213 a moltenH3332 seaH3220, tenH6235 cubitsH520 from the one brimH8193 to the otherH8193: it was roundH5696 in formH5439, and its heightH6967 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520: and a lineH6957H6961 of thirtyH7970 cubitsH520 surroundedH5437 itH5439.4 24And under the brimH8193 of it all aroundH5439 there were gourdsH6497 surroundingH5437 it, tenH6235 in a cubitH520, all the way aroundH5362H5439 the seaH3220: the gourdsH6497 were castH3333 in twoH8147 rowsH2905, when it was castH3332. 25It stoodH5975 upon twelveH8147H6240 oxenH1241, threeH7969 lookingH6437 toward the northH6828, and threeH7969 lookingH6437 toward the westH3220, and threeH7969 lookingH6437 toward the southH5045, and threeH7969 lookingH6437 toward the eastH4217: and the seaH3220 was set aboveH4605 upon them, and all their hinder partsH268 were inwardH1004. 26And it was an hand breadthH2947 thickH5672, and its brimH8193 was wroughtH4639 like the brimH8193 of a cupH3563, with flowersH6525 of liliesH7799: it containedH3557 two thousandH505 bathsH1324.

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  1. 1. 1 Kings 7:15 cast: Heb. fashioned ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 7:21 Jachin: that is, He shall establish ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz: that is, In it is strength ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 7:23 from...: Heb. from his brim to his brim ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain