| King James Bible | International 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. | 1Solomon also constructed a bronze altar 20 cubits long, 20 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. | 2He crafted a circular sea of cast metal 10 cubits from rim to rim and five cubits tall. A line 30 cubits long surrounded it. |
| 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. | 3Underneath, figurines resembling oxen encircled the circular sea beneath it, ten oxen every cubit, and encircling the sea completely. The oxen were in two rows, cast all at the same time. |
| 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. | 4The sea stood on top of twelve oxen, three of which faced to the north, three of which faced to the west, three of which faced to the south, and three of which faced toward the east. The sea was placed on top of the oxen, with all of their hindquarters turned inwards. |
| 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. | 5It was a handbreadth thick, with its brim fashioned like the brim of a cup. Similar in shape to a lily blossom, it could hold 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. | 6Solomon also made ten wash basins, placing five on the right side and five on the left. The basins were intended for use to rinse burnt offerings, and the sea was intended for use by 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. | 7Solomon made ten gold lamp stands as he had been directed and set them in the Temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. |
| 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 right side and five on the left side. He also constructed 100 gold basins. |
| 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, the great court, and doors for the court, overlaying their doors with bronze. |
| 10And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. | 10He set the sea at the southeast corner of the Temple. |
| 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-abi crafted the pots, shovels, and basins, thus completing the work that he did for King Solomon on the Temple 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; | 12that is, the two pillars, the bowls, the two capitals on top of the pillars, the two lattice works that covered the two bowls for the capitals that were on 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. | 13the 400 pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework having two rows of ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of each pillar); |
| 14He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; | 14the ten stands with their ten basins; |
| 15One sea, and twelve oxen under it. | 15the large bronze basin called the Sea with the twelve oxen underneath, |
| 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. | 16along with its pots, shovels, forks, and all of its other implements that Hiram-abi made from polished bronze for King Solomon and the LORD's Temple. |
| 17In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. | 17The king had them forged in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah in the Jordan plain. |
| 18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. | 18Solomon made so many utensils in such great quantities that the weight of the bronze was never fully recorded. |
| 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; | 19Solomon also made these items for God's Temple: 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 lamp stands and their lamps made of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary, as required, |
| 21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; | 21the pure gold ornaments in the shape of flowers, the lamps, and the tongs (all made of the 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 gold trimming instruments, basins, pans, censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (that is, the Most Holy Place), and for the doors to the main hall of the Temple. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
|
