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1 Kings 7:46

JordanSuccoth

44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;

45 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.

48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,

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BSB
The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
KJV
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
WEB
The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
ASV
In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
DARBY
In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zaretan.
BLB
In the plain of the Jordan the king had cast them in clay molds, between Succoth and between Zarethan.
ÅB
Det var på Jordan-sletten kongen lot dem støpe, i lerjorden mellom Sukkot og Sartan.
OTB
På sletten ved Jordan støpte kongen dem, i leirjorden mellom Sukkot og Saretan.
B1930
Det var på Jordan-sletten kongen lot dem støpe, i lerjorden mellem Sukkot og Sartan.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 3:16

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:17

    In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

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  • Genesis 33:17

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

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  • Joshua 13:27

    And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

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  • 1 Kings 4:12

    Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

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