1 Kings 7:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The 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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; it contained two thousand baths.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it was a handbreadth{H2947} thick:{H5672} and the brim{H8193} thereof was wrought{H4639} like the brim{H8193} of a cup,{H3563} like the flower{H6525} of a lily:{H7799} it held{H3557} two thousand{H505} baths.{H1324}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it was an hand breadth{H2947} thick{H5672}, and the brim{H8193} thereof was wrought{H4639} like the brim{H8193} of a cup{H3563}, with flowers{H6525} of lilies{H7799}: it contained{H3557}{(H8686)} two thousand{H505} baths{H1324}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    wherof the thicknesse was an handbreth: and the edge of it was like the edge of a cuppe, and as a floured rose, and it conteyned two thousande Battes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    It was an hand bredth thicke, & the brim thereof was like the worke of the brim of a cup with floures of lilyes: it coteined two thousad Baths.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    It was an hand breadth thicke, and the brym was wrought lyke the brym of a cup with flowres of lilies, and it contained two thousand battes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it [was] an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It was a handbreadth thick: and the brim of it was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And its thickness `is' an handbreadth, and its edge as the work of the edge of a cup, flowers of lilies; two thousand baths it containeth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    It was as thick as a man's open hand, and was curved like the edge of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it would take two thousand baths.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It was a handbreadth thick: and its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 4:5 : 5 Its 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.
  • Jer 52:21 : 21 Each 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 45:14 : 14 The required portion of oil is one-tenth of a bath from each kor. Since ten baths make up a homer, one-tenth of a bath is the standard portion from a homer of oil.
  • 1 Kgs 6:18 : 18 The cedar within the house was carved with gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone could be seen.
  • 1 Kgs 6:32 : 32 The two doors were made of olive wood, and he carved on them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread the gold over the cherubim and the palm trees.
  • 1 Kgs 6:35 : 35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and he overlaid the carvings with evenly applied gold.
  • 1 Kgs 7:19 : 19 The capitals on the tops of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, and they were four cubits high.
  • 1 Kgs 7:38 : 38 Hiram made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits. One basin was placed on each of the ten stands.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 4:2-6
    5 verses
    94%

    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.

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

    4 The 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.

    5 Its 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.

    6 He 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 7:27-32
    6 verses
    82%

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

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

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

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

    31 The 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.

    32 The 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.

  • 1 Kgs 7:22-25
    4 verses
    82%

    22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So, the work of the pillars was completed.

    23 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.

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

    25 The 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.

  • 1 Kgs 7:35-38
    4 verses
    78%

    35 At 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.

    36 He 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.

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

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

  • Exod 25:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

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

  • Exod 30:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2 Its 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.

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

    4 You shall make two gold rings for it under its border on its two sides. Place them on each side to hold the poles for carrying it.

  • Exod 37:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • 1 Kgs 7:43-44
    2 verses
    73%

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

    44 the Sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it,

  • Exod 37:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding to surround it.

    3 He 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.

  • Exod 37:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding to surround it.

    27 He made two gold rings for it below the molding on its two sides, on opposite sides, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry it.

  • 2 Chr 4:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • 1 Kgs 7:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • 2 Kgs 25:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16 The 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.

    17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall, with a bronze capital on top. The capital was three cubits high. It was decorated with a network of pomegranates all around, all made of bronze. The second pillar had the same design, including the network.

  • Ezra 8:27
    72%

    27 Also, twenty gold basins worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of polished bronze, as desirable as gold.

  • Jer 52:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

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

  • Exod 25:12
    72%

    12 Cast four gold rings for it and attach them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

  • 1 Kgs 7:41
    72%

    41 He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals at the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals on the top of the pillars,

  • 1 Kgs 7:19
    71%

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

  • Exod 30:18
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 28:17
    71%

    17 He also gave instructions for the pure gold forks, sprinkling bowls, pitchers, and the weight for each gold basin and for each silver basin.

  • Exod 37:24
    70%

    24 He made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.

  • Exod 35:16
    70%

    16 The altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand.

  • Exod 27:2
    70%

    2 You shall make horns for it on its four corners; the horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.

  • Exod 25:29
    70%

    29 Make its plates, dishes, pitchers, and bowls for pouring drink offerings; make them of pure gold.