1 Kings 7:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from one rim to the other; it was round all about, and its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.

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  • 2 Kgs 25:13 : 13 And the bronze pillars that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the bronze sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried the bronze to Babylon.
  • 2 Chr 4:2 : 2 Also he made a cast sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, perfectly round, and five cubits high; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.
  • Jer 52:17 : 17 Also, the bronze pillars that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the bronze sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke, and carried all the bronze to Babylon.
  • Jer 52:20 : 20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the bronze of these vessels was beyond weight.
  • 1 Chr 18:8 : 8 Likewise, from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a great deal of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
  • Exod 30:18-21 : 18 You shall also make a laver of bronze, and its base also of bronze, to wash with: and you shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it: 20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they do not die; or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD: 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they do not die: and it shall be a statute forever to them, to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.
  • Exod 38:8 : 8 He made the basin of bronze and its base of bronze, from the mirrors of the women who assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
  • 2 Kgs 16:17 : 17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands, removed the lavers from them, and took down the sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones.

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  • 2 Chr 4:1-6
    6 verses
    94%

    1Moreover, he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

    2Also he made a cast sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, perfectly round, and five cubits high; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.

    3And under it were figures of oxen surrounding it: ten per cubit, encircling the sea. Two rows of oxen were cast when it was cast.

    4It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea sat upon them, and all their hindquarters were inward.

    5And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim shaped like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; it held three thousand baths.

    6He also made ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such items as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

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

    24And under the brim around it were knobs encircling it, ten in a cubit, encircling the sea all around; the knobs were cast in two rows when it was cast.

    25It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set upon them, and all their hind parts were inward.

    26And 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.

    27And he made ten bases of bronze; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.

    28And the workmanship of the bases was as follows: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges.

    29And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a base above, and beneath the lions and oxen were additions of thin work.

    30And each base had four bronze wheels and plates of bronze, and the four corners had supports; the supports were molten beneath the lavers, at the side of each addition.

    31And the opening in the top of the base was within the capital and above one cubit; but the mouth was round after the shape of the base, a cubit and a half; and there were engravings with their borders, square, not round.

    32And the four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were joined to the base; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

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

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

    35And on the top of the base was a circular piece half a cubit high; and on the top of the base, its ledges and its borders were part of it.

    36On the plates of its ledges and on its borders, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the open space on each, with wreaths all around.

    37Thus he made the ten bases; all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.

    38Then he made ten bronze lavers; each laver held forty baths, each laver was four cubits; on each of the ten bases, one laver.

    39And 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, toward the south.

    40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work he did for King Solomon for the house of the LORD:

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

    15For he cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits encircled each pillar.

    16And he made two capitals of molten bronze to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

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

    14He also made stands, and lavers made upon the stands;

    15One sea, and twelve oxen under it.

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

    43The ten bases and ten lavers on the bases;

    44The one sea and twelve oxen under the sea;

    45And the pots, the shovels, and the basins. All these vessels, which Hiram made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of polished bronze.

  • 2 Chr 4:10
    73%

    10And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, opposite the south.

  • Exod 37:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.

    12Also he made a border of a handbreadth around it; and made a gold molding for the border around it.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
    71%

    6And he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits. The porch was in front of them, and the other pillars and the thick beam were in front of them.

  • 2 Kgs 25:16
    71%

    16The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the bronze of all these vessels was beyond measure.

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

    23And inside the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

    24And five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the far end of one wing to the far end of the other were ten cubits.

  • Exod 25:25
    71%

    25And you shall make for it a rim of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a golden border for the rim all around.

  • Jer 52:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20The two pillars, one sea, and twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the bronze of these vessels was beyond weight.

    21And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a string of twelve cubits circled it; and its thickness was four fingers: it was hollow.

  • Ezek 40:30
    70%

    30The arches all around were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.

  • 2 Chr 3:15
    70%

    15Also, he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
    70%

    10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

  • 2 Kgs 16:17
    70%

    17And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands, removed the lavers from them, and took down the sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones.

  • Exod 30:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth; it shall be square: and its height shall be two cubits: its horns shall be of one piece with it.

    3And you shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a crown of gold around it.

  • 1 Chr 18:8
    69%

    8Likewise, from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a great deal of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.

  • Ezek 41:3
    69%

    3Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the width of the door, seven cubits.

  • Exod 30:18
    69%

    18You shall also make a laver of bronze, and its base also of bronze, to wash with: and you shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

  • Exod 37:3
    69%

    3And he cast four rings of gold for it, to be set at its four corners; 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 three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.