1 Kings 7:12

7:12 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. ¹ 

1 Kings 7:40

7:40 Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He ²  finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. ³ 

1 Kings 7:45

7:45 and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple ⁴  were made from polished bronze.

1 Kings 7:51

7:51 When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he ⁵  put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

[7:12]  ¹ tn Or “the porch of the temple.”

[7:40]  ² tn Heb “Hiram.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:40]  ³ tn Heb “Hiram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of the Lord.”

[7:45]  ⁴ tn Heb “which Hiram made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”

[7:51]  ⁵ tn Heb “Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.