1 Kings 7 (NET)

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1 Kings 7:1¹Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 9:10 2 Chr 8:1 Eccl 2:4-5 Matt 6:33 1 Kgs 3:1

1 Kings 7:2²He named it “The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 10:17 2 Chr 9:16 1 Kgs 10:21 1 Kgs 9:19 Song 7:4

1 Kings 7:3³The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 6:5

1 Kings 7:4⁴There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 6:4 1 Kgs 7:5 Ezek 40:16 Ezek 40:22 Ezek 40:25 Ezek 40:29 Ezek 40:33 Ezek 40:36 Ezek 41:26 Isa 54:12

1 Kings 7:5⁵All the entrances were rectangular in shape and they were arranged in sets of three.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:6⁶He 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 7:12 Ezek 41:25-26

1 Kings 7:7⁷He 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Prov 20:8 Ps 122:5 1 Kgs 3:28 Isa 9:7 1 Kgs 10:18-20 1 Kgs 3:9 1 Kgs 6:15-16 1 Kgs 6:3

1 Kings 7:8⁸The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 8:11 1 Kgs 3:1 1 Kgs 9:24 2 Kgs 20:4

1 Kings 7:9⁹All 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 5:17 1 Kgs 7:10-11

1 Kings 7:10¹⁰The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 21:19-20 1 Cor 3:10-11 Isa 28:16 Isa 54:11

1 Kings 7:11¹¹Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Pet 2:5 Eph 2:20-22

1 Kings 7:12¹²Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord ’s temple and the hall of the palace.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 6:36 1 Kgs 7:6 Acts 3:11 Acts 5:12 John 10:23

1 Kings 7:13¹³King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:11 1 Kgs 7:40 2 Chr 2:13-14

1 Kings 7:14¹⁴He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 2:14 2 Chr 4:16 Exod 31:2-6 2 Chr 4:11 Exod 35:30-36:2 Exod 36:8 Isa 28:26

1 Kings 7:15¹⁵He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Jer 52:21 1 Kgs 7:21 2 Chr 3:15-17 1 Kgs 7:41 2 Chr 4:12-22 2 Kgs 25:16-17 Jer 52:13

1 Kings 7:16¹⁶He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was 7½ feet high.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:12-13 Exod 36:38 Exod 38:17 Exod 38:19 Exod 38:28

1 Kings 7:17¹⁷The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Kgs 25:17 Exod 28:14 Exod 28:22 Exod 28:24-25 Exod 39:15-18

1 Kings 7:18¹⁸When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Kgs 25:17 Exod 28:14 Exod 28:22 Exod 28:24-25 Exod 39:15-18

1 Kings 7:19¹⁹The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 6:18 1 Kgs 6:32-35 1 Kgs 7:22

1 Kings 7:20²⁰On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were 200 pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 3:16 2 Chr 4:13 1 Kgs 7:42 2 Kgs 25:17 Jer 52:22-23

1 Kings 7:21²¹He 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 3:17 1 Kgs 6:3 1 Kgs 7:12 2 Sam 7:12 Ezek 40:48-49 Gal 2:9 Isa 45:24 Isa 9:7 Matt 16:18 Rev 3:12

1 Kings 7:22²²The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:23²³He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood 7½ feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:2 2 Kgs 25:13 Jer 52:17 1 Chr 18:8 Exod 30:18-21 Exod 38:8 Jer 52:20 2 Kgs 16:17

1 Kings 7:24²⁴Under 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.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 6:18 2 Chr 4:3 Exod 25:31-36 Exod 37:17-22

1 Kings 7:25²⁵“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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Jer 52:20 2 Chr 4:4-5 1 Cor 9:9 Ezek 1:10 Luke 24:47 Mark 16:15-16 Matt 28:19 Rev 4:6-7

1 Kings 7:26²⁶It 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:5 1 Kgs 6:18 1 Kgs 6:32 1 Kgs 6:35 1 Kgs 7:19 1 Kgs 7:38 Ezek 45:14 Jer 52:21

1 Kings 7:27²⁷He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4½ feet high.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:14 2 Kgs 25:13 Jer 52:17 1 Kgs 7:38 2 Kgs 25:16 Jer 52:20

1 Kings 7:28²⁸The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:29²⁹On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubim. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 6:27 1 Kgs 7:25 1 Pet 2:5 Exod 25:18 Exod 37:7 Ezek 1:10 Ezek 10:14 Ezek 41:18-19 Gen 3:24 Heb 9:5

1 Kings 7:30³⁰Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ezek 1:15-21 Ezek 10:10-13 Ezek 3:13

1 Kings 7:31³¹Inside the stand was a round opening that was 18 inches deep; it had a support that was 27 inches long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:32³²The four wheels were under the frames, and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was 27 inches high.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:33³³The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ezek 1:16 Ezek 1:18

1 Kings 7:34³⁴Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:35³⁵On 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:36³⁶He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 7:29 1 Kgs 6:29 1 Kgs 6:32 1 Kgs 6:35 Ezek 40:31 Ezek 40:37 Ezek 41:18-20 Ezek 41:25-26

1 Kings 7:37³⁷He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:38³⁸He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was 6 feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 John 1:7 2 Chr 4:6-22 Exod 30:17-21 Exod 30:28 Exod 38:8 Exod 40:11-12 Heb 10:22 Heb 9:10 Rev 7:14 Zech 13:1

1 Kings 7:39³⁹He 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:10 2 Chr 4:6

1 Kings 7:40⁴⁰Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the Lord ’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:11-16 1 Kgs 7:28 2 Chr 4:8 2 Kgs 25:14-15 Exod 24:6 Exod 39:32-43 Jer 52:18-19

1 Kings 7:41⁴¹He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 7:15-22 2 Chr 4:12

1 Kings 7:42⁴²the 400 pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 7:20

1 Kings 7:43⁴³the ten movable stands with their ten basins,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

1 Kings 7:44⁴⁴the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 7:23 1 Kgs 7:25

1 Kings 7:45⁴⁵and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord ’s temple were made from polished bronze.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 27:3 2 Chr 4:16 Exod 38:3 1 Sam 2:13-14 Ezek 46:20-24 Lev 8:31 Zech 14:21

1 Kings 7:46⁴⁶The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 3:16 2 Chr 4:17 Gen 33:17 Josh 13:27 1 Kgs 4:12

1 Kings 7:47⁴⁷Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 22:14 1 Chr 22:3 1 Chr 22:16 2 Chr 4:18

1 Kings 7:48⁴⁸Solomon 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,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:8 Exod 37:10-16 Exod 39:36 1 Cor 10:21 2 Chr 4:19 Exod 25:23-30 Exod 30:1-5 Exod 37:25-29 Exod 39:38 Exod 40:22-23

1 Kings 7:49⁴⁹the 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,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:7 2 Chr 4:20 Exod 25:31-40 Exod 37:17-24 Exod 39:37 Exod 40:24-25 Matt 5:14-16 Num 4:9 Rev 1:20-2:1 Zech 4:1-3

1 Kings 7:50⁵⁰the 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 4:21-22 Exod 25:29 Exod 27:3 Lev 16:12 Num 7:86

1 Kings 7:51⁵¹When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord ’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord ’s temple.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 5:1 2 Sam 8:7-11 1 Chr 18:10-11 1 Chr 18:7-8 1 Chr 26:26-28 1 Chr 28:11-18 1 Chr 29:2-8 Exod 40:33 Ezra 6:15 Zech 4:9