1 Kings 7:13-47

New American Standard Bible

Hiram’s Work in the Temple

¹³ Now ^(A)King Solomon sent word and had Hiram brought from Tyre. ^14 (B)He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan in bronze; and ^(C)he was filled with wisdom, skill, and knowledge for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and ^(D)performed all his work.

¹⁵ He fashioned ^(E)the two pillars of bronze; ^[a](F)eighteen cubits was the height of ^[b]each pillar, and a line of ^[c]twelve cubits ^[d]measured the circumference of both. ¹⁶ He also made two capitals of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was ^[e]five cubits and the height of the other capital was ^[f]five cubits. ¹⁷ There were lattices of latticework and wreaths of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. ¹⁸ So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one lattice to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. ¹⁹ The capitals which were on the tops of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. ²⁰ So there were capitals on the two pillars, also above and close to the ^[g]rounded projection which was beside the lattice; and ^(G)the pomegranates totaled two hundred in rows around ^[h]both capitals. ^21 (H)And he set up the pillars at the ^(I)porch of the ^[i]main room: he set up the right pillar and named it ^[j]Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it ^[k]Boaz. ²² On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

^23 (J)He also he made the ^[l]Sea of ^(K)cast metal ^[m]ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and ^[n]it was ^[o]thirty cubits in circumference. ²⁴ Under its brim ^(L)gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, ^(M)completely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast ^[p]with the rest. ^25 (N)It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. ²⁶ And it was a ^[q]hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold ^[r]two thousand baths.

²⁷ Then ^(O)he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was ^[s]four cubits, its width four cubits, and its height was three cubits. ²⁸ This was the design of the stands: they had borders, that is, borders between the crossbars, ²⁹ and on the borders which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the crossbars there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. ³⁰ Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. ³¹ And its opening inside the crown at the top was a ^[t]cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and on its opening also there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. ³² The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. ³³ The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. ³⁴ Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. ³⁵ And on the top of the stand there was a circular form ^[u]half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its ^[v]stays and its borders were part of it. ³⁶ And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders cherubim, lions, and palm trees, as there was clear space on each, with wreaths all around. ^37 (P)He made the ten stands like this: all of them had the ^[w]same casting, ^[x]same measure, and ^[y]same form.

^38 (Q)And he made ten basins of bronze, ^[z]each holding ^[aa]forty baths; each basin was ^[ab]four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. ³⁹ Then he placed the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the ^[ac]Sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south.

⁴⁰ Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the Lord: ⁴¹ the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the ^(R)two pillars, and the two lattices to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; ⁴² and the ^(S)four hundred pomegranates for the two lattices, two rows of pomegranates for each lattice to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; ⁴³ and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; ⁴⁴ and ^(T)the one ^[ad]Sea and the twelve oxen under the Sea; ⁴⁵ and ^(U)the buckets, the shovels, and the bowls; indeed, all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the Lord were of polished bronze. ^46 (V)The king had them cast in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between ^(W)Succoth and ^(X)Zarethan. ⁴⁷ However, Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; ^(Y)the weight of the bronze could not be determined.