1 Kings 7:23

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Hiram made a large cast basin, called 'The Sea', which was ten cubits from rim to rim, circular in shape, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference.

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  • 2 Kgs 25:13 : 13 The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, the stands, and the bronze sea that were in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
  • 2 Chr 4:2 : 2 He made the cast metal basin, ten cubits from rim to rim, circular all around and five cubits high; a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
  • Jer 52:17 : 17 The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, as well as the stands and the bronze sea in the temple, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
  • Jer 52:20 : 20 The weight of the two bronze pillars, the bronze sea, the twelve bronze oxen underneath it, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, was beyond calculation.
  • 1 Chr 18:8 : 8 From Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great amount of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and other bronze articles.
  • Exod 30:18-21 : 18 You shall make a bronze basin, with its base of bronze, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 19 Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet with water from it. 20 When they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a fire offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. 21 They shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This will be a perpetual statute for them—for him and for his descendants throughout their generations.
  • Exod 38:8 : 8 He made the bronze basin and its stand of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
  • 2 Kgs 16:17 : 17 King Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands and removed the basins from them. He also took down the sea from the bronze oxen that supported it and placed it on a stone pavement.

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  • 2 Chr 4:1-6
    6 verses
    94%

    1He made a bronze altar, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

    2He made the cast metal basin, ten cubits from rim to rim, circular all around and five cubits high; a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.

    3Below the rim, he placed figures of oxen encircling it, ten to a cubit, arranged in two rows, cast as part of the basin itself.

    4The basin stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea basin rested on them, and all their hindquarters faced inward.

    5Its thickness was a handbreadth, and its rim was fashioned like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.

    6He made ten basins and placed five on the right and five on the left for washing. They were used to rinse what was used for burnt offerings. The large sea basin was used by the priests for washing.

  • 1 Kgs 7:24-33
    10 verses
    87%

    24Below the rim of the basin, there were decorative gourds encircling it, ten per cubit, entirely cast in one piece with the basin.

    25The basin rested on twelve bronze oxen, three facing north, three west, three south, and three east; the basin sat on their backs, and all their hind parts were turned inward.

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

    27He made ten bronze stands, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

    28This is how the stands were constructed: they had panels enclosed within frames.

    29On the panels between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.

    30Each stand had four bronze wheels with axles and supports. Its wash basin rested on cast supports attached with wreaths on each side.

    31The opening of the stand, from inside the capital upwards, was one cubit. Its opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, measuring a cubit and a half. Around its opening were carvings, and its frames were square, not circular.

    32The four wheels were under the frames, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. Each wheel was one and a half cubits high.

    33The workmanship of the wheels was like that of a chariot wheel; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all cast metal.

  • 1 Kgs 7:35-40
    6 verses
    77%

    35At the top of the stand was a circular band half a cubit high, and the top of the stand had its supports and frames crafted as part of it.

    36He adorned the panels of the stand and its frames with engravings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees according to the space on each, with wreaths surrounding them.

    37This was how he made the ten stands: all of them were cast in the same mold, with the same size and shape.

    38Hiram made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits. One basin was placed on each of the ten stands.

    39He placed five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. The Sea he placed on the southeast side of the temple.

    40Hiram also made the basins, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Hiram completed all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15Hiram cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high, and a cord measuring twelve cubits circled around each pillar.

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

  • 2 Chr 4:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14He also made the stands, and he made the basins to place upon the stands.

    15He made the large basin, called the 'Sea,' and the twelve oxen that were placed beneath it.

  • 1 Kgs 7:43-45
    3 verses
    76%

    43the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands,

    44the Sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it,

    45and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All these articles that Hiram made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of burnished bronze.

  • 2 Chr 4:10
    73%

    10He placed the sea basin on the right side, toward the southeast.

  • Exod 37:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

    12He made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and added a gold molding to the rim.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
    71%

    6He made the Hall of Pillars, which was fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of the pillars and a canopy above them.

  • 2 Kgs 25:16
    71%

    16The weight of the two pillars, the bronze sea, and the stands, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, could not be weighed because of their immense weight.

  • 1 Kgs 6:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23In the inner sanctuary, he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

    24One wing of the cherub was five cubits and the other wing was five cubits, making a total of ten cubits from wingtip to wingtip.

  • Exod 25:25
    71%

    25Make a rim a handbreadth wide around it, and put a gold border on the rim.

  • Jer 52:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20The weight of the two bronze pillars, the bronze sea, the twelve bronze oxen underneath it, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, was beyond calculation.

    21Each pillar was eighteen cubits high. It was hollow, its walls were four fingers thick, and a measuring cord twelve cubits long could encircle it.

  • Ezek 40:30
    70%

    30The porches stretched all around, with a length of twenty-five cubits and a width of five cubits.

  • 2 Chr 3:15
    70%

    15He made two pillars in front of the temple, thirty-five cubits high each, with a capital of five cubits on top of each.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
    70%

    10The foundation was made of large, costly stones, with some measuring ten cubits and others eight cubits.

  • 2 Kgs 16:17
    70%

    17King Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands and removed the basins from them. He also took down the sea from the bronze oxen that supported it and placed it on a stone pavement.

  • Exod 30:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2Its length shall be one cubit and its width one cubit—it shall be square—and its height shall be two cubits, with its horns being of one piece with it.

    3You shall overlay it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and you shall make a gold border around it.

  • 1 Chr 18:8
    69%

    8From Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great amount of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and other bronze articles.

  • Ezek 41:3
    69%

    3Then he went inside and measured the jambs of the entrance, which were two cubits; the entrance itself was six cubits, and the width of the entrance was seven cubits.

  • Exod 30:18
    69%

    18You shall make a bronze basin, with its base of bronze, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

  • Exod 37:3
    69%

    3He cast four gold rings for it and placed them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

  • Gen 6:15
    69%

    15And this is how you shall make it: the length of the ark shall be 300 cubits, its width 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits.