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7:23 He also made <06213> the large bronze basin <04165> called “The Sea <03220>.” It measured 15 feet <0520> <06235> from rim <08193> to <05704> rim <08145>, was circular <05696> in shape <05439>, and stood seven-and-a-half feet <0520> <02568> high <06967>. Its circumference <05439> <05437> <06961> was 45 feet <0520> <07970>. 7:24 Under <08478> the rim <08193> all the way around <05439> it were round <05437> ornaments <06497> arranged in settings <05362> 15 feet <0520> <06235> long. The ornaments <06497> were in two <08147> rows <02905> and had been cast <03333> <03332> with “The Sea <03220>.” 7:25 “The Sea” stood <05975> on <05921> top of twelve <06240> <08147> bulls <01241>. Three <07969> faced <06437> northward <06828>, three <07969> westward <03220> <06437>, three <07969> southward <05045>, and three <07969> eastward <04217> <06437>. “The Sea <03220>” was placed on <05921> top <04605> of them, and they all <03605> faced outward <01004> <0268>. 7:26 It was four fingers <02947> thick <05672> and its rim <08193> was like that <08193> of a cup <03563> shaped <04639> like a lily <07799> blossom <06525>. It could hold <03557> about 12,000 gallons <01324> <0505>. 7:27 He also made <06213> ten <06235> bronze <05178> movable stands <04350>. Each stand <04350> was six feet <0520> <0702> long <0753>, six feet <0520> <0702> <0259> wide <07341>, and four-and-a-half feet <0520> <07969> high <06967>. 7:28 The stands <04350> were constructed <04639> with frames <04526> between <0996> the joints <07948>. 7:29 On <05921> these frames <04526> and joints <07948> were ornamental lions <0738>, bulls <01241>, and cherubs <03742>. Under <08478> the lions <0738> and bulls <01241> were decorative <03914> wreaths <04174> <04639>. 7:30 Each <0259> stand <04350> had four <0702> bronze <05178> wheels <0212> with bronze <05178> axles <05633> and four <0702> supports <03802>. Under <08478> the basin <03595> the supports <03802> were fashioned <03333> on each <0376> side <05676> with wreaths <03914>. 7:31 Inside <04605> the stand <01004> was a round opening <06310> that was a foot-and-a-half deep <0520>; it had a support <03653> that was two and one-quarter feet long <0520> <02677> <0520>. On the edge <05921> of the opening <06310> were carvings <04734> in square <07251> frames <04526>. 7:32 The four <0702> wheels <0212> were under <08478> the frames <04526> and the crossbars <03027> of the axles <0212> were connected to the stand <04350>. Each wheel <0212> was two and one-quarter feet <0520> <02677> <0520> <0259> high <06967>. 7:33 The wheels <0212> were constructed <04639> like chariot <04818> wheels <0212>; their crossbars <03027>, rims <01354>, spokes <02839>, and hubs <02840> were made of cast <03332> metal. 7:34 Each stand <04350> <04350> had four <0702> supports <03802>, one <0259> per side <06438> projecting out from <04480> the stand <03802>. 7:35 On top <07218> of each stand <04350> was a round <05696> opening three-quarters of a foot <0520> <02677> deep <06967>; there were also supports <03027> and frames <04526> on <05921> top <07218> of the stands <04350>. 7:36 He engraved <06605> ornamental cherubs <03742>, lions <0738>, and palm trees <08561> on <05921> the plates <03871> of the supports <03027> and frames <04526> wherever there was room <04626>, with wreaths <03914> all around <05439>. 7:37 He made <06213> the ten <06235> stands <04350> in this <02063> way. All <03605> of them were cast <04165> in one <0259> mold and were identical <0259> in measurements <04060> and shape <07095>. 7:38 He also made <06213> ten <06235> bronze <05178> basins <03595>, each of which could hold <03557> about 240 gallons <01324> <0705>. Each <0259> basin <03595> was six feet <0520> <0702> in diameter; there was one <0259> basin <03595> for each <0259> stand <04350>. 7:39 He put <05414> five <02568> basins <04350> on <05921> the south <03225> side <03802> of the temple <01004> and five <02568> on <05921> the north <08040> side <03802>. He put <05414> “The <0853> Sea <03220>” on the south <03233> side <03802>, in the southeast <05045> <04136> <06924> corner. 7:40 Hiram <02438> also made <06213> basins <03595>, shovels <03257>, and bowls <04219>. He <02438> finished <03615> all <03605> the work <04399> on the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> he had been assigned <06213> by King <04428> Solomon <08010>. 7:41 He made the two <08147> pillars <05982>, the two <08147> bowl-shaped <01543> tops <03805> of the pillars <05982>, the latticework <07639> for the bowl-shaped <01543> tops <03805> of the two pillars <05982>, 7:42 the four <0702> hundred <03967> pomegranate-shaped <07416> ornaments for the latticework <07639> of the two <08147> pillars (each <0259> latticework <07639> had two <08147> rows <02905> of these ornaments at <05921> the bowl-shaped <01543> top <06440> of the pillar <05982>), 7:43 the ten <06235> movable stands <04350> with their ten <06235> basins <03595>, 7:44 the big bronze basin <03220> called “The Sea <03220>” with its twelve <06240> <08147> bulls <01241> underneath <08478>, 7:45 and the pots <05518>, shovels <03257>, and bowls <04219>. All <03605> these <0428> items <03627> King <04428> Solomon <08010> assigned Hiram <02438> to make <06213> for the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> were made from polished <04803> bronze <05178>. 7:46 The king <04428> had them cast <03332> in earth <0127> foundries <04568> in the region <03603> of the Jordan <03383> between <0996> Succoth <05523> and <0996> Zarethan <06891>. 7:47 Solomon <08010> left <03240> all <03605> these items <03627> unweighed <07230>; there were so <03966> many of them they did not <03808> weigh <04948> <02713> the bronze <05178>. 7:48 Solomon <08010> also made <06213> all <03605> these items <03627> for <0834> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>: the gold <02091> altar <04196>, the gold <02091> table <07979> on which <0834> was kept the Bread <03899> of the Presence <06440>, 7:49 the pure <05462> gold <02091> lampstands <04501> at the entrance <06440> to the inner sanctuary <01687> (five <02568> on the right <03225> and five <02568> on the left <08040>), the gold <02091> flower-shaped <06525> ornaments, lamps <05216>, and tongs <04457>, 7:50 the pure <05462> gold bowls <05592>, trimming <04212> shears, basins <04219>, pans <03709>, and censers <04289>, and the gold <02091> <02091> door <01817> sockets <06596> for the inner <06442> sanctuary <06944> (the most holy <06944> place) and for the doors <01817> of the main hall <01964> of the temple <01004>. 7:51 When King <04428> Solomon <08010> finished <07999> constructing <06213> <04399> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, he <08010> put <0935> the holy <06944> items that belonged to his father <01> David <01732> (the <0853> silver <03701>, gold <02091>, and other articles <03627>) in the treasuries <0214> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.

• 1Ki 7:13-51 -- Solomon Commissions Hiram to Supply the Temple

• Laver

  [ebd] (Heb. kiyor), a "basin" for boiling in, a "pan" for cooking (1 Sam. 2:14), a "fire-pan" or hearth (Zech. 12:6), the sacred wash-bowl of the tabernacle and temple (Ex. 30:18, 28; 31:9; 35:16; 38:8; 39:39; 40:7, 11, 30, etc.),...
  [isbe] LAVER - la'-ver (kiyor): 1. In the Tabernacle: Every priest in attendance on the altar of Yahweh was required to wash his hands and his feet before entering upon his official duties (Ex 30:19 ff). To this end a laver was ord...
  [smith] In the tabernacle, a vessel of brass containing water for the priests to wash their hands and feet before offering sacrifice. It stood in the fore offering sacrifice. It stood in the court between the altar and the door of t...
  [nave] LAVER Directions for making, Ex. 30:18-20. Situation of, in the tabernacle, tent of the congregation, and the altar, Ex. 40:7. Sanctified, Ex. 30:28; 40:11; Lev. 8:11. Used for washing, Ex. 40:30-32. Brazen, made by Solo...
  

• Temple

  [nave] TEMPLE. Solomon's Called also Temple of the Lord, 2 Kin. 11:10; Holy Temple, Psa. 79:1; Holy House, 1 Chr. 29:3; House of God, 1 Chr. 29:2; 2 Chr. 23:9; House of the Lord, 2 Chr. 23:5, 12; Jer. 28:5; Father's House, John 2...
  

• Carving

  [nave] CARVING Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees, 1 Kin. 6:18, 29, 32, 35; Psa. 74:6. Beds decorated with, Prov. 7:16. Idols manufactured by, Deut. 7:5; Isa. 44:9-17; 45:20; H...
  

• Church and State

  [nave] CHURCH AND STATE (Identical in the theocratic period. No particular Scripture can be cited, but the student is directed to the legislative, judicial, and administrative functions of Moses, Joshua, the Judges, and Samuel as s...
  

• TEMPLE, A1

  [isbe] TEMPLE, A1 - tem'-p'l (hekhal, "palace"; sometimes, as in 1 Ki 6:3,5, etc.; Ezek 41:1,15 ff, used for "the holy place" only; bayith, "house," thus always in the Revised Version (British and American); hieron, naos): A. STRUC...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  

• HOUSE

  [isbe] HOUSE - hous (bayith; oikos, in classical Greek generally "an estate," oikia, oikema (literally, "habitation"), in Acts 12:1, "prison"): I. CAVE DWELLINGS II. STONE-BUILT AND MUD/BRICK-BUILT HOUSES 1. Details of Plan and Con...
  

• Arts and Crafts

  [nave] ARTS AND CRAFTS. Primitive Invention of musical instruments and instruments of iron and copper, Gen. 4:21, 22. Carpentry, Gen. 6:14-16; Ex. 31:2-9. Of the perfumer, Ex. 30:25, 35; armorer, 1 Sam. 8:12; baker, Gen. 40:1; ...
  

• Master Workman

  [nave] MASTER WORKMAN, Prov. 8:30; 1 Cor. 3:10. Instances of Tubal-cain, Gen. 4:22; Bezaleel, Ex. 31:2-11; 35:30-35; Hiram, 1 Kin. 7:13-50; 2 Chr. 2:13, 14; 4:11-18. See: Arts and Crafts.
  

• Bronze

  [nave] BRONZE or more probably Copper. Smelted, Ezek. 22:20; Job 28:2. A mineral of Canaan, Deut. 8:9; Josh. 22:8; of Syria, 2 Sam. 8:8. Tyrians traded in, Ezek. 27:13. Abundance of, for the temple, 1 Kin. 7:47; 1 Chr. 22:14. A...
  

• Hiram

  [nave] HIRAM 1. Called Huram, king of Tyre. Builds a house for David, 2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1; 2 Chr. 2:3. Aids Solomon in building the temple, 1 Kin. 5; 2 Chr. 2:3-16. Dissatisfied with cities given by Solomon, 1 Kin. 9:11-13. ...
  

• Chapiter

  [nave] CHAPITER, head of a pillar, Ex. 36:38; 1 Kin. 7:16-42; 2 Kin. 25:17; 2 Chr. 4:12, 13; Jer. 52:22.
  

• AHAZ

  [isbe] AHAZ - a'-haz ('achaz, "he has grasped," 2 Ki 16; 2 Ch 28; Isa 7:10 ff; Achaz). 1. Name: The name is the same as Jehoahaz; hence appears on Tiglath-pileser's Assyrian inscription of 732 BC as Ia-u-ha-zi. The sacred historian...
  

• BASE

  [isbe] BASE - bas: (1) Substantive from Latin basis, Greek basis, a foundation. (a) (mekhonah): the fixed resting-place on which the lavers in Solomon's temple were set (1 Ki 7:27-43; 2 Ki 16:17; 25:13,16; 2 Ch 4:14; Jer 27:19; 52:...
  

• CHERUBIM (1)

  [isbe] CHERUBIM (1) - cher'-u-bim, cher'-oo-bim (kerubhim, plural of cherub, kerubh): Through the influence of the Septuagint, "cherubim" was used in the earlier English versions, also as a singular, hence, the plural was made to s...
  

• Gold

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. zahab, so called from its yellow colour (Ex. 25:11; 1 Chr. 28:18; 2 Chr. 3:5). (2.) Heb. segor, from its compactness, or as being enclosed or treasured up; thus precious or "fine gold" (1 Kings 6:20; 7:49). (3.) He...
  [isbe] GOLD - gold (zahabh; chrusos): 1. Terms: No metal has been more frequently mentioned in Old Testament writings than gold, and none has had more terms applied to it. Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic e...
  [nave] GOLD Exported from Havilah, Gen. 2:11, 12. From Ophir, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 1 Chr. 29:4; 2 Chr. 8:18; Job 22:24; Tarshish, 1 Kin. 22:48; Parvaim, 2 Chr. 3:6; Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:10; 2 Chr. 9:9; Psa. 72:15; Uphaz, Jer. 10:9. Re...
  

• Bath

  [ebd] a Hebrew liquid measure, the tenth part of an homer (1 Kings 7:26, 38; Ezek. 45:10, 14). It contained 8 gallons 3 quarts of our measure. "Ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath" (Isa. 5:10) denotes great unproductiveness...
  [isbe] BATH - (bath): A liquid measure equal to about 9 gallons, English measure. It seems to have been regarded as a standard for liquid measures (Ezek 45:10), as in the case of the molten sea and the lavers in Solomon's temple (1...
  [nave] BATH, a Hebrew measure for liquids, containing about eight gallons, three quarts, 1 Kin. 7:26, 38; Ezra 7:22; Isa. 5:10; Ezek. 45:10, 11, 14.
  

• Altar

  [ebd] (Heb. mizbe'ah, from a word meaning "to slay"), any structure of earth (Ex. 20:24) or unwrought stone (20:25) on which sacrifices were offered. Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places (Gen. 22:9; Ezek. 6:3; 2 Kin...
  [isbe] ALTAR - ol'-ter (mizbeach, literally, "place of slaughter or sacrifice," from zabhach, which is found in both senses; bomos, (only in Acts 17:23), thusiasterion): I. CLASSIFICATION OF HEBREW ALTARS Importance of the Distinct...
  [smith] The first altar of which we have any account is that built by Noah when he left the ark. (Genesis 8:20) In the early times altars were usually built in certain spots hallowed by religious associations, e.g., where God appeare...
  [nave] ALTAR Built by Noah, Gen. 8:20; Abraham, Gen. 12:7, 8; 13:18; 22:9; Isaac, Gen. 26:25; Jacob, Gen. 33:20; 35:1-7; Moses, Ex. 17:15; 24:4; Balaam, Num. 23:1, 14, 29; Joshua, Deut. 27:4-7; Josh. 8:30-32; Reubenites and Gadites...
  

• Sea, The molten

  [ebd] the great laver made by Solomon for the use of the priests in the temple, described in 1 Kings 7:23-26; 2 Chr. 4:2-5. It stood in the south-eastern corner of the inner court. It was 5 cubits high, 10 in diameter from brim to...
  

• The Temple's Furnishings

  

• Should pastors pay their tithe to the church?
  This is a loaded question and several issues are involved and need clarification. Here are a few random thoughts that come to mind based on my understanding of giving in the New Testament. First, we are not now under the ...

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