1 Kings 7:36-38
International Standard Version
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 Kings 7:36 Lit. He
- 1 Kings 7:38 Lit. He
- 1 Kings 7:38 I.e. about 240 gallons; a bath held about six gallons
- 1 Kings 7:38 I.e. about six feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:38 The Heb. lacks in diameter
1 Kings 7:36-38
New International Version
36 He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around. 37 This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape.
38 He then made ten bronze basins,(A) each holding forty baths[a] and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:38 That is, about 240 gallons or about 880 liters
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