| King James Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. | 1He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. |
| 2Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. | 2Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. |
| 3And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast. | 3Under it were figures of gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. |
| 4It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. | 4It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. |
| 5And the thickness of it was an 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. | 5Its thickness was a handbreadth. And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held 3,000 baths. |
| 6He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. | 6He also made ten basins in which to wash, and set five on the south side, and five on the north side. In these they were to rinse off what was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was for the priests to wash in. |
| 7And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. | 7And he made ten golden lampstands as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. |
| 8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold. | 8He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. And he made a hundred basins of gold. |
| 9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. | 9He made the court of the priests and the great court and doors for the court and overlaid their doors with bronze. |
| 10And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. | 10And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. |
| 11And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; | 11Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God: |
| 12To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; | 12the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; |
| 13And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. | 13and the 400 pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars. |
| 14He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; | 14He made the stands also, and the basins on the stands, |
| 15One sea, and twelve oxen under it. | 15and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it. |
| 16The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass. | 16The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the LORD. |
| 17In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. | 17In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. |
| 18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. | 18Solomon made all these things in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze was not sought. |
| 19And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set; | 19So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, |
| 20Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; | 20the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed; |
| 21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; | 21the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; |
| 22And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold. | 22the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold, and the sockets of the temple, for the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and for the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold. |
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