1 Kings 7:39
He 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.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- 2 Chr 4:6 : 6 He 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.”
- 2 Chr 4:10 : 10 He put“The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.
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 4:2-1110 verses86%
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.”
7He made ten gold lampstands according to specifications and put them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.
8He made ten tables and set them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left. He also made one hundred gold bowls.
9He made the courtyard of the priests and the large enclosure and its doors; he plated their doors with bronze.
10He put“The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.
11Huram Abi made the pots, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on God’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.
- 1 Kgs 7:34-385 verses80%
34Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.
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.
- 1 Kgs 7:40-412 verses79%
40Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the LORD’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.
41He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,
- 1 Kgs 7:43-464 verses77%
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.
46The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
- 1 Kgs 7:23-308 verses77%
23He 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.
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.
- 2 Chr 4:14-163 verses77%
14the ten movable stands with their ten basins,
15the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,
16and the pots, shovels, and meat forks. All the items King Solomon assigned Huram Abi to make for the LORD’s temple were made from polished bronze.
- 1 Kgs 7:48-503 verses75%
48Solomon also made all these items for the LORD’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence,
49the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary(five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,
50the pure gold bowls, trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary(the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
- 72%
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 6:5-62 verses71%
5He built an extension all around the walls of the temple’s main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it.
6The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet wide, the middle floor nine feet wide, and the third floor ten and a half feet wide. He made ledges on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls.
- 71%
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.
- 71%
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.
- 70%
11There were entrances from the side chambers toward the open area, one entrance toward the north, and another entrance toward the south; the width of the open area was 8¾ feet all around.
- 1 Kgs 7:6-72 verses70%
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.
7He also made a throne room, called“The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.
- 69%
17He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Yakin, and the one on the left Boaz.
- 69%
9All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.
- 69%
32and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the tabernacle for the back side on the west.
- 69%
1Water from the Temple Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple. I noticed that water was flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east(for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from under the right side of the temple, from south of the altar.
- 69%
3The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet wide, extending out from the front of the temple.
- 68%
15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.
- 68%
21He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Yakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.