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1 Kings 7:40

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38 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

39 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.

And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:

41 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;

42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;

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BSB
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:
KJV
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
WEB
Hiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for King Solomon in the LORD’s house:
ASV
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah:
DARBY
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls. So Hiram ended doing all the work that he made for king Solomon [for] the house of Jehovah:
BLB
And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls. And Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon [for] the house of YHWH:
ÅB
Hiram gjorde askebøttene og ildskuffene og skålene til å sprenge blod med. Så var Hiram ferdig med alt det arbeid han gjorde for kong Salomo til Herrens hus; det var:
OTB
Nå laget Hiram kummene, og skuffene, og bollene. Så Hiram fullførte alt arbeidet han utførte for kong Salomo i Herrens hus:
B1930
Hiram gjorde askebøttene og ildskuffene og skålene til å sprenge blod med. Så var Hiram ferdig med alt det arbeid han gjorde for kong Salomo til Herrens hus; det var:

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:11–16

    And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;

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  • Exodus 24:6

    And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

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  • 2 Kings 25:14–15

    And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

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  • Jeremiah 52:18–19

    The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

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  • 1 Kings 7:28

    And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:

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  • Exodus 39:32–43

    Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:8

    He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.

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