40 (A)Hiram also made (B)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: 41 the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars, and the two (C)latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars; 42 and the (D)four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars; 43 the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands; 44 and (E)the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.

45 Now (F)the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the Lord, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze. 46 In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between (G)Succoth and (H)Zarethan. 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; (I)the weight of the bronze was not ascertained.

48 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: (J)the golden altar, (K)the golden table for (L)the bread of the Presence, 49 (M)the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; (N)the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; 50 the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and (O)fire pans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, (P)the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple.

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40 He also made the pots[a] and shovels and sprinkling bowls.(A)

So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the Lord:

41 the two pillars;

the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;

the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;

42 the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network decorating the bowl-shaped capitals(B) on top of the pillars);

43 the ten stands with their ten basins;

44 the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;

45 the pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls.(C)

All these objects that Huram(D) made for King Solomon for the temple of the Lord were of burnished bronze. 46 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain(E) of the Jordan between Sukkoth(F) and Zarethan.(G) 47 Solomon left all these things unweighed,(H) because there were so many;(I) the weight of the bronze(J) was not determined.

48 Solomon also made all(K) the furnishings that were in the Lord’s temple:

the golden altar;

the golden table(L) on which was the bread of the Presence;(M)

49 the lampstands(N) of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary);

the gold floral work and lamps and tongs;

50 the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes(O) and censers;(P)

and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Vulgate (see also verse 45 and 2 Chron. 4:11); many other Hebrew manuscripts basins