Common English Bible

1 Kings 7:39-48 Common English Bible (CEB)

39. He placed five stands on the south of the temple and five on the north of the temple. He placed the Sea at the southeast corner of the temple.

40. Hiram made the basins, shovels, and bowls.And so Hiram finished his work on the Lord’s temple for King Solomon:

41. two columns;two circular capitals on top of the columns;two networks, adorning the two circular capitals on top of the columns;

42. four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, with two rows of pomegranates for each network that adorned the two circular capitals on top of the columns;

43. ten stands with ten basins on them;

44. one Sea;twelve oxen beneath the Sea;

45. and the pots, shovels, and bowls.All the equipment that Hiram made for King Solomon for the Lord’s temple was made from polished bronze.

46. The king cast it in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.

47. Due to the very large number of objects, Solomon didn’t even try to weigh the bronze.

48. Solomon also made all the equipment for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar; the gold table for the bread of the presence;