1 Kings 7:39
37 In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
38 He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
40 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
41 the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
- KJV
- And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
- WEB
- He set the bases, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house. He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward and toward the south.
- ASV
- And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.
- DARBY
- And he put the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, over against the south.
- BLB
- And he put five carts on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house, and the Sea he set on the right side of the house eastward toward the south.
- ÅB
- Og han satte fem av fotstykkene på høyre side av huset og fem på venstre side, og havet satte han på høyre side av huset, mot sydøst.
- OTB
- Så satte han stativene, fem på høyre side av huset og fem på venstre side av huset; og han satte Havet på høyre side av huset østover mot sør.
- B1930
- Og han satte fem av fotstykkene på høire side av huset og fem på venstre side, og havet satte han på høire side av huset, mot sydøst.
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Cross references
2 Chronicles 4:10
He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
Read in context2 Chronicles 4:6
He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.
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