CHAPTER 4
He also made
the Sea
of cast metal.
It was circular in shape,
measuring ten
cubits
from rim
to
rim,
five
cubits
in height,
and thirty
cubits
in circumference.
Below the rim,
figures
of oxen
encircled
it,
ten
per cubit
all the way
around
the Sea,
cast
in two
rows
as a part of the Sea.
The Sea stood
on
twelve
oxen,
three
facing
north,
three
facing
west,
three
facing
south,
and three
facing
east.
The Sea
rested on them
with all
their hindquarters
toward the center.
It was a handbreadth
thick,
and its rim
was fashioned
like the brim
of a cup,
like a lily
blossom.
It could hold
three
thousand
baths.
He also made
ten
basins
for washing
and placed
five
on the south side
and five
on the north.
The parts
of the burnt offering
were rinsed in them,
but the priests used
the Sea
for washing.
He made
ten
gold
lampstands
according to their specifications
and placed them
in the temple,
five
on the south side
and five
on the north.
Additionally, he made
ten
tables
and placed them
in the temple,
five
on the south side
and five
on the north.
He also made
a hundred
gold
sprinkling bowls.
He made
the courtyard
of the priests
and the large
court
and doors
for the court,
and he overlaid
the doors
with bronze.
In addition, Huram
made
the pots,
shovels,
and sprinkling bowls.
So Huram
finished
the work
that
he had undertaken
for King
Solomon
in the house
of God:
the two
pillars;
the two
bowl-shaped
capitals
atop
the pillars;
the two
sets of network
covering
both
bowls
of the capitals
atop
the pillars;
the four
hundred
pomegranates
for the two
sets of network
(two
rows
of pomegranates
for each
network
covering
both
the bowl-shaped
capitals
atop
the pillars);
and
the pots,
shovels,
meat forks,
and all
the other articles.
All these objects that Huram-abi
made
for King
Solomon
for the house
of the LORD
were of polished
bronze.
Solomon
made
all
these
articles
in such great abundance
that
the weight
of the bronze
could not
be determined.
Solomon
also made
all
the furnishings
for
the house
of God:
the golden
altar;
the tables
on which was placed
the Bread
of the Presence;
the lampstands
of pure
gold
and their lamps,
to burn
in front
of the inner sanctuary
as prescribed;
the wick trimmers,
sprinkling basins,
ladles,
and censers
of purest
gold;
and the gold
doors
of the temple:
the inner
doors
to the Most Holy Place
as well as the doors
of the main hall.