1 Kings 7:23

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He also made the large bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

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  • 2 Kgs 25:13 : 13 The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the LORD’s temple, as well as the movable stands and the big bronze basin called“The Sea.” They took the bronze to Babylon.
  • 2 Chr 4:2 : 2 He also made the big bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven and one-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.
  • Jer 52:17 : 17 The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the temple of the LORD, as well as the movable stands and the large bronze basin called“The Sea.” They took all the bronze to Babylon.
  • Jer 52:20 : 20 The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple(including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.
  • 1 Chr 18:8 : 8 From Tibhath and Kun, Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze.(Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the pillars, and other bronze items.)
  • Exod 30:18-21 : 18 “You are also to make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. You are to put it between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it, 19 and Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and their feet from it. 20 When they enter the tent of meeting, they must wash with water so that they do not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made by fire to the LORD, 21 they must wash their hands and their feet so that they do not die. And this will be a perpetual ordinance for them and for their descendants throughout their generations.”
  • Exod 38:8 : 8 He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal 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 took off the frames of the movable stands, and removed the basins from them. He took“The Sea” down from the bronze bulls that supported it and put it on the stone pavement.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 4:1-6
    6 verses
    94%

    1He made a bronze altar, 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.

    2He also made the big bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven and one-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

    3Images of bulls were under it all the way around, ten every eighteen inches all the way around. The bulls were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.”

    4“The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward.“The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

    5It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons.

    6He made ten washing basins; he put five on the south side and five on the north side. In them they rinsed the items used for burnt sacrifices; the priests washed in“The Sea.”

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

    24Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.”

    25“The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward.“The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

    26It 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.

    27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

    28The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

    29On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubim. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.

    30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths.

    31Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.

    32The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet high.

    33The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.

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

    35On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

    36He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

    37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

    38He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.

    39He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put“The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

    40Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the LORD’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.

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

    15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

    16He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.

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

    14the ten movable stands with their ten basins,

    15the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

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

    43the ten movable stands with their ten basins,

    44the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

    45and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the LORD’s temple were made from polished bronze.

  • 2 Chr 4:10
    73%

    10He put“The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

  • Exod 37:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

    12He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
    71%

    6He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.

  • 2 Kgs 25:16
    71%

    16The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple– including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands– was too heavy to be weighed.

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

    23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.

    24Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.

  • Exod 25:25
    71%

    25You are to make a surrounding frame for it about three inches broad, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

  • Jer 52:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple(including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.

    21Each of the pillars was about 27 feet high, about 18 feet in circumference, three inches thick, and hollow.

  • Ezek 40:30
    70%

    30There were porches all around, 43¾ feet long and 8¾ feet wide.

  • 2 Chr 3:15
    70%

    15In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
    70%

    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

  • 2 Kgs 16:17
    70%

    17King Ahaz took off the frames of the movable stands, and removed the basins from them. He took“The Sea” down from the bronze bulls that supported it and put it on the stone pavement.

  • Exod 30:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2Its length is to be a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half; it will be square. Its height is to be three feet, with its horns of one piece with it.

    3You are to overlay it with pure gold– its top, its four walls, and its horns– and make a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • 1 Chr 18:8
    69%

    8From Tibhath and Kun, Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze.(Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the pillars, and other bronze items.)

  • Ezek 41:3
    69%

    3Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance as 3½ feet, the entrance as 10½ feet, and the width of the entrance as 12¼ feet.

  • Exod 30:18
    69%

    18“You are also to make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. You are to put 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 that he put on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

  • Gen 6:15
    69%

    15This is how you should make it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.