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1 Kings 7:15-37 Solomon Builds the Temple

15 He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits around, by line.

16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits high.

17 A network of interwoven chains festooned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.

18 He made pomegranates in two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars. He did the same for each capital.

19 The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high.

20 On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows all around.

21 He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.

22 The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed.

23 He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.

24 Below the rim, gourds encircled it—ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.

25 The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.

26 It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.

27 He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.

28 This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights.

29 On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim—and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work.

30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side.

31 On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half. Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round.

32 The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half.

33 The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.

34 Each stand had four handles, one on each corner, projecting from the stand.

35 At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubit deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of the stand.

36 He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around.

37 This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape.

Cross References for 1 Kings 7:15-37

Jeremiah 52:21 - Each of the pillars was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:21 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:21

Jeremiah 52:13 - He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:13

1 Kings 7:21 - He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:21 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:21

2 Chronicles 3:15-17 - In the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long, ea... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 3:15-17 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 3:15-17

1 Kings 7:41 - the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network de... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:41 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:41

2 Chronicles 4:12-22 - the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network de... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 4:12-22 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 4:12-22

2 Kings 25:16-17 - The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:16-17 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:16-17

2 Kings 25:13 - The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:13 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:13