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36 Hiram[a] engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and frames wherever there was space to do so, and encircled the artwork with wreaths. 37 He made ten identical water carts by using the same plans, castings, and shapes for all of them.

The Other Bronze Implements

38 Hiram[b] also fashioned ten bronze basins, each holding about 40 baths,[c] each basin measuring four cubits[d] in diameter,[e] with one basin for each stand.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:36 Lit. He
  2. 1 Kings 7:38 Lit. He
  3. 1 Kings 7:38 I.e. about 240 gallons; a bath held about six gallons
  4. 1 Kings 7:38 I.e. about six feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  5. 1 Kings 7:38 The Heb. lacks in diameter