Each cherub stood 15 feet high.

the ten movable stands with their ten basins,

Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.

The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces.

The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet wide, extending out from the front of the temple.

Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.

The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

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.”

He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.

Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.

Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.

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.

“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.

At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the Lord our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt in the south.

Solomon accumulated chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.