1 Kings 7:43 — Meaning and Application

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“And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;”

1 Kings 7:43

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The two pillars, and the {two} bowls of the chapiters that {were} on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which {were} upon the top of the pillars;

And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, {even} two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that {were} upon the pillars; {upon...: Heb. upon the face of the pillars}

And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;

And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;

And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, {were of} bright brass. {bright: Heb. made bright or, scoured}

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1 Kings 7:1

"But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house."

1 Kings 7:2

"He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof {was} an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars."

1 Kings 7:3

"And {it was} covered with cedar above upon the beams, that {lay} on forty five pillars, fifteen {in} a row. {beams: Heb. ribs}"

1 Kings 7:4

"And {there were} windows {in} three rows, and light {was} against light {in} three ranks. {light was...: Heb. sight against sight}"

1 Kings 7:5

"And all the doors and posts {were} square, with the windows: and light {was} against light {in} three ranks. {doors...: or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect}"

1 Kings 7:6

"And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof {was} fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch {was} before them: and the {other} pillars and the thick beam {were} before them. {before them: or, according to them}"

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