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1. Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.
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1. But Solomon H8010 was building H1129 his own house H1004 thirteen H7969 H6240 years H8141 , and he finished H3615 H853 all H3605 his house H1004 .
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2. He named it "The Palace of the Lebanon Forest"; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.
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2. He built H1129 also H853 the house H1004 of the forest H3293 of Lebanon H3844 ; the length H753 thereof was a hundred H3967 cubits H520 , and the breadth H7341 thereof fifty H2572 cubits H520 , and the height H6967 thereof thirty H7970 cubits H520 , upon H5921 four H702 rows H2905 of cedar H730 pillars H5982 , with cedar H730 beams H3773 upon H5921 the pillars H5982 .
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3. The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
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3. And it was covered H5603 with cedar H730 above H4480 H4605 upon H5921 the beams H6763 , that H834 lay on H5921 forty H705 five H2568 pillars H5982 , fifteen H2568 H6240 in a row H2905 .
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4. There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three.
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4. And there were windows H8261 in three H7969 rows H2905 , and light H4237 was against H413 light H4237 in three H7969 ranks H6471 .
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5. All of the entrances were rectangular in shape and they were arranged in sets of three.
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5. And all H3605 the doors H6607 and posts H4201 were square H7251 , with the windows H8260 : and light H4237 was against H413 light H4237 in three H7969 ranks H6471 .
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6. He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.
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6. And he made H6213 a porch H197 of pillars H5982 ; the length H753 thereof was fifty H2572 cubits H520 , and the breadth H7341 thereof thirty H7970 cubits H520 : and the porch H197 was before H5921 H6440 them : and the other pillars H5982 and the thick beam H5646 were before H5921 H6440 them.
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7. He also made a throne room, called "The Hall of Judgment," where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.
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7. Then he made H6213 a porch H197 for the throne H3678 where H834 H8033 he might judge H8199 , even the porch H197 of judgment H4941 : and it was covered H5603 with cedar H730 from one side of the floor H4480 H7172 to H5704 the other H7172 .
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8. The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married.
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8. And his house H1004 where H834 H8033 he dwelt H3427 had another H312 court H2691 within H4480 H1004 the porch H197 , which was H1961 of the like H2088 work H4639 . Solomon H8010 made H6213 also a house H1004 for Pharaoh H6547 's daughter H1323 , whom H834 he had taken H3947 to wife , like unto this H2088 porch H197 .
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9. All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.
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9. All H3605 these H428 were of costly H3368 stones H68 , according to the measures H4060 of hewed stones H1496 , sawed H1641 with saws H4050 , within H4480 H1004 and without H4480 H2351 , even from the foundation H4480 H4527 unto H5704 the coping H2948 , and so on the outside H4480 H2351 toward H5704 the great H1419 court H2691 .
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10. The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.
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10. And the foundation H3245 was of costly H3368 stones H68 , even great H1419 stones H68 , stones H68 of ten H6235 cubits H520 , and stones H68 of eight H8083 cubits H520 .
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11. Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.
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11. And above H4480 H4605 were costly H3368 stones H68 , after the measures H4060 of hewed stones H1496 , and cedars H730 .
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12. Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD's temple and the hall of the palace.
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12. And the great H1419 court H2691 round about H5439 was with three H7969 rows H2905 of hewed stones H1496 , and a row H2905 of cedar H730 beams H3773 , both for the inner H6442 court H2691 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and for the porch H197 of the house H1004 .
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13. King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.
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13. And king H4428 Solomon H8010 sent H7971 and fetched H3947 H853 Hiram H2438 out of Tyre H4480 H6865 .
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14. He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.
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14. He H1931 was a widow H490 's son H1121 of the tribe H4480 H4294 of Naphtali H5321 , and his father H1 was a man H376 of Tyre H6876 , a worker H2790 in brass H5178 : and he was filled H4390 with H854 wisdom H2451 , and understanding H8394 , and cunning H1847 to work H6213 all H3605 works H4399 in brass H5178 . And he came H935 to H413 king H4428 Solomon H8010 , and wrought H6213 H853 all H3605 his work H4399 .
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15. He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.
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15. For he cast H6696 H853 two H8147 pillars H5982 of brass H5178 , of eighteen H8083 H6240 cubits H520 high H6967 apiece H5982 H259 : and a line H2339 of twelve H8147 H6240 cubits H520 did compass either of them about H5437 H853 H5982 H8145 .
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16. He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.
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16. And he made H6213 two H8147 chapiters H3805 of molten H3332 brass H5178 , to set H5414 upon H5921 the tops H7218 of the pillars H5982 : the height H6967 of the one H259 chapiter H3805 was five H2568 cubits H520 , and the height H6967 of the other H8145 chapiter H3805 was five H2568 cubits H520 :
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17. The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.
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17. And nets H7638 of checker H7639 work H4639 , and wreaths H1434 of chain H8333 work H4639 , for the chapiters H3805 which H834 were upon H5921 the top H7218 of the pillars H5982 ; seven H7651 for the one H259 chapiter H3805 , and seven H7651 for the other H8145 chapiter H3805 .
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18. When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.
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18. And he made H6213 H853 the pillars H5982 , and two H8147 rows H2905 round about H5439 upon H5921 the one H259 network H7639 , to cover H3680 H853 the chapiters H3805 that H834 were upon H5921 the top H7218 , with pomegranates H7416 : and so H3651 did H6213 he for the other H8145 chapiter H3805 .
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19. The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.
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19. And the chapiters H3805 that H834 were upon H5921 the top H7218 of the pillars H5982 were of lily H7799 work H4639 in the porch H197 , four H702 cubits H520 .
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20. On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.
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20. And the chapiters H3805 upon H5921 the two H8147 pillars H5982 had pomegranates also H1571 above H4480 H4605 , over against H4480 H5980 the belly H990 which H834 was by H5676 the network H7639 : and the pomegranates H7416 were two hundred H3967 in rows H2905 round about H5439 upon H5921 the other H8145 chapiter H3805 .
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21. He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Jakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.
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21. And he set up H6965 H853 the pillars H5982 in the porch H197 of the temple H1964 : and he set up H6965 the right H3233 H853 pillar H5982 , and called H7121 H853 the name H8034 thereof Jachin H3199 : and he set up H6965 H853 the left H8042 pillar H5982 , and called H7121 H853 the name H8034 thereof Boaz H1162 .
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22. The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.
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22. And upon H5921 the top H7218 of the pillars H5982 was lily H7799 work H4639 : so was the work H4399 of the pillars H5982 finished H8552 .
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23. He also made the large bronze basin called "The Sea." It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.
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23. And he made H6213 H853 a molten H3332 sea H3220 , ten H6235 cubits H520 from the one brim H4480 H8193 to H5704 the other H8193 : it was round H5696 all about H5439 , and his height H6967 was five H2568 cubits H520 : and a line H6957 of thirty H7970 cubits H520 did compass H5437 it round about H5439 .
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24. Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with "The Sea."
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24. And under H4480 H8478 the brim H8193 of it round about H5439 there were knops H6497 compassing H5437 it, ten H6235 in a cubit H520 , compassing H5362 H853 the sea H3220 round about H5439 : the knops H6497 were cast H3332 in two H8147 rows H2905 , when it was cast H3333 .
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25. "The Sea" stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. "The Sea" was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.
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25. It stood H5975 upon H5921 twelve H8147 H6240 oxen H1241 , three H7969 looking H6437 toward the north H6828 , and three H7969 looking H6437 toward the west H3220 , and three H7969 looking H6437 toward the south H5045 , and three H7969 looking H6437 toward the east H4217 : and the sea H3220 was set above H4480 H4605 upon H5921 them , and all H3605 their hinder parts H268 were inward H1004 .
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26. It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.
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26. And it was a handbreadth H2947 thick H5672 , and the brim H8193 thereof was wrought H4639 like the brim H8193 of a cup H3563 , with flowers H6525 of lilies H7799 : it contained H3557 two thousand H505 baths H1324 .
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27. He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.
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27. And he made H6213 H853 ten H6235 bases H4350 of brass H5178 ; four H702 cubits H520 was the length H753 of one H259 base H4350 , and four H702 cubits H520 the breadth H7341 thereof , and three H7969 cubits H520 the height H6967 of it.
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28. The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.
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28. And the work H4639 of the bases H4350 was on this H2088 manner : they had borders H4526 , and the borders H4526 were between H996 the ledges H7948 :
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29. On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.
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29. And on H5921 the borders H4526 that H834 were between H996 the ledges H7948 were lions H738 , oxen H1241 , and cherubims H3742 : and upon H5921 the ledges H7948 there was a base H3653 above H4480 H4605 : and beneath H4480 H8478 the lions H738 and oxen H1241 were certain additions H3914 made of thin H4174 work H4639 .
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30. Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths.
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30. And every H259 base H4350 had four H702 brazen H5178 wheels H212 , and plates H5633 of brass H5178 : and the four H702 corners H6471 thereof had undersetters H3802 : under H4480 H8478 the laver H3595 were undersetters H3802 molten H3332 , at the side H4480 H5676 of every H376 addition H3914 .
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31. Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.
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31. And the mouth H6310 of it within H4480 H1004 the chapiter H3805 and above H4605 was a cubit H520 : but the mouth H6310 thereof was round H5696 after the work H4639 of the base H3653 , a cubit H520 and a half H2677 H520 : and also H1571 upon H5921 the mouth H6310 of it were gravings H4734 with their borders H4526 , foursquare H7251 , not H3808 round H5696 .
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32. The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet high.
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32. And under H4480 H8478 the borders H4526 were four H702 wheels H212 ; and the axletrees H3027 of the wheels H212 were joined to the base H4350 : and the height H6967 of a H259 wheel H212 was a cubit H520 and half H2677 a cubit H520 .
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33. The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.
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33. And the work H4639 of the wheels H212 was like the work H4639 of a chariot H4818 wheel H212 : their axletrees H3027 , and their naves H1354 , and their felloes H2839 , and their spokes H2840 , were all H3605 molten H3332 .
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34. Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.
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34. And there were four H702 undersetters H3802 to H413 the four H702 corners H6438 of one H259 base H4350 : and the undersetters H3802 were of H4480 the very base H4350 itself.
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35. On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.
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35. And in the top H7218 of the base H4350 was there a round H5696 compass H5439 of half H2677 a cubit H520 high H6967 : and on H5921 the top H7218 of the base H4350 the ledges H3027 thereof and the borders H4526 thereof were of H4480 the same.
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36. He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.
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36. For on H5921 the plates H3871 of the ledges H3027 thereof , and on H5921 the borders H4526 thereof , he graved H6605 cherubims H3742 , lions H738 , and palm trees H8561 , according to the proportion H4626 of every one H376 , and additions H3914 round about H5439 .
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37. He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.
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37. After this H2063 manner he made H6213 H853 the ten H6235 bases H4350 : all H3605 of them had one H259 casting H4165 , one H259 measure H4060 , and one H259 size H7095 .
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38. He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.
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38. Then made H6213 he ten H6235 lavers H3595 of brass H5178 : one H259 laver H3595 contained H3557 forty H705 baths H1324 : and every H259 laver H3595 was four H702 cubits H520 : and upon H5921 every one H259 of the ten H6235 bases H4350 one H259 laver H3595 .
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39. He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put "The Sea" on the south side, in the southeast corner.
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39. And he put H5414 H853 five H2568 bases H4350 on H5921 the right H4480 H3225 side H3802 of the house H1004 , and five H2568 on H5921 the left H4480 H8040 side H3802 of the house H1004 : and he set H5414 the sea H3220 on the right H3233 side H4480 H3802 of the house H1004 eastward H6924 over against H4480 H4136 the south H5045 .
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40. Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the LORD's temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.
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40. And Hiram H2438 made H6213 H853 the lavers H3595 , and the shovels H3257 , and the basins H4219 . So Hiram H2438 made an end H3615 of doing H6213 H853 all H3605 the work H4399 that H834 he made H6213 king H4428 Solomon H8010 for the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 :
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41. He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,
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41. The two H8147 pillars H5982 , and the two bowls H1543 of the chapiters H3805 that H834 were on H5921 the top H7218 of the two H8147 pillars H5982 ; and the two H8147 networks H7639 , to cover H3680 H853 the two H8147 bowls H1543 of the chapiters H3805 which H834 were upon H5921 the top H7218 of the pillars H5982 ;
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42. the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),
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42. And four H702 hundred H3967 pomegranates H7416 for the two H8147 networks H7639 , even two H8147 rows H2905 of pomegranates H7416 for one H259 network H7639 , to cover H3680 H853 the two H8147 bowls H1543 of the chapiters H3805 that H834 were upon H5921 H6440 the pillars H5982 ;
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43. the ten movable stands with their ten basins,
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43. And the ten H6235 bases H4350 , and ten H6235 lavers H3595 on H5921 the bases H4350 ;
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44. the big bronze basin called "The Sea" with its twelve bulls underneath,
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44. And one H259 sea H3220 , and twelve H8147 H6240 oxen H1241 under H8478 the sea H3220 ;
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45. and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the LORD's temple were made from polished bronze.
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45. And the pots H5518 , and the shovels H3257 , and the basins H4219 : and all H3605 these H428 vessels H3627 , which H834 Hiram H2438 made H6213 to king H4428 Solomon H8010 for the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , were of bright H4803 brass H5178 .
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46. The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
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46. In the plain H3603 of Jordan H3383 did the king H4428 cast H3332 them , in the clay H4568 ground H127 between H996 Succoth H5523 and Zarthan H6891 .
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47. Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.
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47. And Solomon H8010 left H5117 H853 all H3605 the vessels H3627 unweighed , because they were exceeding H3966 H3966 many H4480 H7230 : neither H3808 was the weight H4948 of the brass H5178 found out H2713 .
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48. Solomon also made all these items for the LORD's temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence,
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48. And Solomon H8010 made H6213 H853 all H3605 the vessels H3627 that H834 pertained unto the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 : H853 the altar H4196 of gold H2091 , and the table H7979 of gold H2091 , whereupon H834 H5921 the shewbread H3899 H6440 was ,
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49. the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary (five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,
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49. And the candlesticks H4501 of pure H5462 gold H2091 , five H2568 on the right H4480 H3225 side , and five H2568 on the left H4480 H8040 , before H6440 the oracle H1687 , with the flowers H6525 , and the lamps H5216 , and the tongs H4457 of gold H2091 ,
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50. the pure gold bowls, trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
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50. And the bowls H5592 , and the snuffers H4212 , and the basins H4219 , and the spoons H3709 , and the censers H4289 of pure H5462 gold H2091 ; and the hinges H6596 of gold H2091 , both for the doors H1817 of the inner H6442 house H1004 , the most H6944 holy H6944 place, and for the doors H1817 of the house H1004 , to wit , of the temple H1964 .
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51. When King Solomon finished constructing the LORD's temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the LORD's temple.
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51. So was ended H7999 all H3605 the work H4399 that H834 king H4428 Solomon H8010 made H6213 for the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 . And Solomon H8010 brought in H935 H853 the things which David H1732 his father H1 had dedicated H6944 ; even H853 the silver H3701 , and the gold H2091 , and the vessels H3627 , did he put H5414 among the treasures H214 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 .
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