2 Kings 25:16
The 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.
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- 1 Kgs 7:47 : 47 Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.
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- Jer 52:17-226 verses94%
17The 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.
18They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, basins, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.
19The captain of the royal guard took the gold and silver bowls, censers, basins, pots, lampstands, pans, and vessels.
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.
22The bronze top of one pillar was about seven and one-half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate-shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its pomegranate-shaped ornaments was like it.
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18Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze.
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17Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet high. The bronze top of one pillar was about four and a half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it.
- 1 Kgs 7:47-482 verses82%
47Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.
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,
- 1 Kgs 7:15-162 verses81%
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 Kgs 25:13-153 verses81%
13The 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.
14They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.
15The captain of the royal guard took the golden and silver censers and basins.
- 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,
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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.)
- 2 Chr 4:11-122 verses78%
11Huram Abi made the pots, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on God’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.
12He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,
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17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks of the posts and their bands were silver, their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.
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10with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.
- 1 Kgs 7:44-452 verses78%
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.
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21All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.
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20All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.
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19with four posts and their four bronze bases. Their hooks and their bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver.
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17All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands; their hooks are to be silver, and their bases bronze.
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10with twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.
- Exod 38:28-292 verses76%
28From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.
29The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels.
- 2 Chr 4:14-163 verses76%
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.
- 2 Chr 3:15-162 verses76%
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.
16He made ornamental chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains.
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38and its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid their tops and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.
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19For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has already spoken about the two bronze pillars, the large bronze basin called‘The Sea,’ and the movable bronze stands. He has already spoken about the rest of the valuable articles that are left in this city.
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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.
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2720 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two exquisite vessels of gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.
- 1 Chr 28:14-152 verses74%
14He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the LORD’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service,
15for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand,
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22The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.
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17for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl,
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13The silver brought to the LORD’s temple was not used for silver bowls, trimming shears, basins, trumpets, or any kind of gold or silver implements.
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27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.
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36He made for it four posts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, with gold hooks, and he cast for them four silver bases.
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39About seventy-five pounds of pure gold is to be used for it and for all these utensils.
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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.”
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16the altar for the burnt offering with its bronze grating that is on it, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin and its pedestal;