1 ¶ Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.

Also Solomon made an altar of bronze, its top twenty by twenty cubits and its height ten cubits.

2 H e also made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, entirely round and five cubits high; and a line of thirty cubits girded it round about.

Also he made a round Sea of molten metal, ten cubits from brim to brim and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured around it.

3 A nd under it were figures of oxen, which did compass it round about, ten in each cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two orders of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

Under it were figures of oxen encircling it, ten to a cubit. The oxen were in two rows, cast in one piece with it.

4 I t stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north and three looking toward the west and three looking toward the Negev and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking north, three west, three south, three east; and the Sea rested upon them, and all their hind parts were inward.

5 A nd the thickness of it was a handbreadth and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies, and it received and held three thousand baths.

Its thickness was a handbreadth; its brim was like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held 3, 000 baths (measures).

6 H e also made ten lavers and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to wash in them; they cleansed the work of the burnt offering in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

He made also ten lavers in which to wash and put five on the right (south) side and five on the left (north). Such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.

7 A nd he made ten lampstands of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

And he made ten golden lampstands as directed and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

8 H e also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right hand and five on the left. And he made one hundred basins of gold.

He made also ten tables and placed them in the temple, five each on the right and left sides, and 100 basins of gold.

9 F urthermore, he made the court of the priests and the great court and doors for the court and overlaid the doors of them with brass.

Moreover, he made the priests’ court, and the great court and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.

10 A nd he set the sea on the right side towards the east, over against the Negev.

And he set the Sea at the southeast corner of the house.

11 ¶ And Hiram made the pots and the shovels and the basins. And Hiram finished the work, that he had been making for King Solomon for the house of God,

And Huram made the pots, shovels, and basins. So Huram finished the work of God’s house that he did for King Solomon:

12 T wo pillars and the pommels and the chapiters, which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;

The two pillars; the bowls; the capitals on top of the two pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals on top of the pillars;

13 f our hundred pomegranates on the two networks; two orders of pomegranates on each network, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.

And 400 pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals upon the pillars.

14 H e also made the bases upon which he placed the lavers;

He made also bases or stands and lavers upon the bases;

15 o ne sea, and twelve oxen under it;

One Sea and the twelve oxen under it;

16 a nd the pots and the shovels and the fleshhooks and all their vessels, did Hiram, his father, make to King Solomon for the house of the LORD of the purest brass.

The pots, shovels, and fleshhooks, and all their equipment Huram his trusted counselor made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.

17 I n the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in clay of the ground, between Succoth and Zeredathah.

In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.

18 T hus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

Solomon made all these things in such great numbers that the weight of the bronze was not computed.

19 A nd Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables upon which the showbread was set;

And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of God: the golden altar also; and the tables for the showbread (the bread of the Presence);

20 l ikewise, the lampstands with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;

And the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn before the inner sanctuary (the Holy of Holies) as directed;

21 a nd the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, he made of gold, of perfect gold;

The flowers, lamps, and tongs, of purest gold;

22 a lso the snuffers and the basins and the spoons and the censers, of pure gold. Regarding the entry of the house, its inner doors for the most holy place and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.

The snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and firepans, of pure gold; and for the temple entry, the inner doors for the Most Holy Place and the doors of the Holy Place were of gold.