1 MOREOVER he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
2 Also 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.
3 And 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.
4 It 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.
5 And 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.
6 He 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.
7 And 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.
8 He 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.
9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
11 And 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;
12 To 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;
13 And 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.
14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
16 The 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.
17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

22 And 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.

1Moreouer he made an Altar of brasse, twentie cubites the length thereof, and twentie cubites the breadth thereof, and ten cubites the height therof.

2 Also he made a molten Sea of ten cubites, from brim to brim, round in compasse, and fiue cubites the height thereof, and a line of thirtie cubites did compasse it round about.

3And vnder it was the similitude of oxen, which did compasse it round about: tenne in a cubite compassing the Sea round about. Two rowes of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

4It stood vpon twelue 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 aboue vpon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

5And the thicknes of it was an hand breadth, & the brim of it like the worke of the brim of a cup, with flowers of Lillies: and it receiued and held three thousand baths.

6 He made also ten Lauers, and put fiue on the right hand, and fiue on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offring, they washed in them, but the Sea was for the Priests to wash in.

7And hee made ten candlesticks of gold according to their forme, and set them in the Temple, fiue on the right hand, and fiue on the left.

8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the Temple, fiue on the right side, and fiue on the left: and hee made an hundred basens of gold.

9 Furthermore, hee made the court of the Priests, and the great court, and doores for the court, and ouerlayd the doores of them with brasse.

10And he set the Sea on the rightside of the East end, ouer against the South.

11And Huram made the pots, and the shouels, and the basens, and Huram finished the worke that he was to make for King Solomon for 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 wreathes to couer the two pommels of the chapiters, which were on the top of the pillars:

13And foure hundred Pomegranats on the two wreathes: two rowes of Pomegranats on each wreath, to couer the two pommels of the chapiters, which were vpon the pillars.

14He made also bases; and lauers made he vpon the bases.

15One Sea, & twelue oxen vnder it.

16The pots also, and the shouels, and the fleshhookes, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to King Solomon for the house of the Lord, of bright brasse.

17In the plaine of Iordan did the King cast them, in the clay-ground, betweene Succoth and Zeredathah.

18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brasse could not be found out.

19 And Solomon made all the vessels, that were for the house of God, the golden Altar also, and the tables whereon the Shew-bread was set.

20Moreouer the candlesticks with their lampes, that they should burne after the maner, before the Oracle, of pure gold:

21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs made he of golde, and that perfect gold.

22And the snuffers, and the basens, and the spoones, and the censers, of pure gold. And the entry of the house, the inner doores thereof for the most Holy place, and the doores of the house of the Temple, were of gold.

I == Ex 27:1-2 ; 2nd Kings 16:14 ; Ezek 43:13 , 16

 

II == 1st Kings 7:23

 

III == 1st Kings 7:24-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V == 1st Kings 7:26

 

VI == 1st Kings 7:38

 

 

 

VII == Ez 25:31 , 40 ; 1st Kings 7:49 ; 1st Chr 28:12 , 19

 

VIII == 1st Kings 7:48

 

 

IX == 1st Kings 6:36

 

X == 1st Kings 7:39

XI == 1st Kings 7:40

 

 

XII == 1st Kings 7:41

 

 

 

XIII == 1st Kings 7:20

 

 

XIV == 1st Kings 7:27 , 43

 

XVI == 1st Kings 7:14 , 45

 

 

XVII == 1st Kings 7:46

 

XVIII == 1st Kings 7:47

 

XIX == Ex 25:30 ; 1st Kings 7:48-50

XX == Ex 27:20-21

 

XXI == Ex 25:31

 

 

1 Then he made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.

2 He also made the molten sea. It was perfectly round, ten cubits in diameter, five in depth, and thirty in circumference;

3. below the rim a ring of figures of oxen encircled the sea, ten to the cubit, all the way around; there were two rows of these cast in the same mold with the sea.

4 It rested on twelve oxen, three facing north, three west, three south, and three east, with their haunches all toward the center; the sea rested on their backs.

5 It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like that of a cup, being lily-shaped. It had a capacity of three thousand measures.

6 Then he made ten basins for washing, placing five of them to the right and five to the left. Here were cleansed the victims for the holocausts; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

7 He made the lampstands of gold, ten of them as was prescribed, and placed them in the nave, five to the right and five to the left.

8 He made ten tables and had them set in the nave, five to the right and five to the left; and he made a hundred golden bowls.

9 He made the court of the priests and the great courtyard and the gates of the courtyard; the gates he overlaid with bronze.

10 The sea was placed off to the southeast from the right side of the temple.

11 Huram also made the pots, the shovels and the bowls. Huram thus completed the work he had to do for King Solomon in the house of God:

12 two columns, two nodes for the capitals topping these two columns, and two networks covering the nodes of the capitals topping the columns;

13 also four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, with two rows of pomegranates to each network, to cover the two nodes of the capitals topping the columns.

14 He made the stands, and the basins on the stands;

15 one sea, and the twelve oxen under it;

16 likewise the pots, the shovels and the forks. Huram-abi made all these articles for King Solomon from polished bronze for the house of the LORD.

17 The king had them cast in the Jordan region, in the clayey ground between Succoth and Zeredah.

18 Solomon made all these vessels, so many in number that the weight of the bronze was not ascertained.

19 Solomon had all these articles made for the house of God: the golden altar, the tables on which the showbread lay,

20 the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold which were to burn according to prescription before the sanctuary,

21 flowers, lamps and gold tongs (this was the purest gold),

22 snuffers, bowls, cups and firepans of pure gold. As for the entry to the house, its inner doors to the holy of holies, as well as the doors to the nave, were of gold.

The Forest of Lebanon house was in Jerusalem, but got it’s name from the amount of cedar from Lebanon in it’s construction. It appears to be a part of a large complex of buildings, the 45 pillars and three tiers of lights. First building was the porch. The next porch was a hall of judgment enclosed in cedar. Adjoining that was his own house and a separate house for Pharaoh’s daughter. The foundations were of expensive hewn stones 12’ to 15’ in length. Around the “great court”  of the complex was a a four tiered wall, constructed like the inner wall of 6:36.
This Hiram (or Huram) was a workman in bronze from Tyre, not the king. His father was a Phoenician but his mother was a Jew from Dan, 2 Chr. 2:14, who lived in Naphtali, or vice versa. The bronze pillars he built were 27’ high, 34’ with the capitals, and 18’ in circumference. They were erected as an obelisk on either side of the roofless front porch approach to the temple. The capitals top portion was like lilies, under which were gold pomegranates interwoven among seven lattice like chains on each pillar.
This giant laver was 15’ across, 7 1/2’  high, 45’ in circumference and a hand breadth, about 4” thick. It held 11,500 gallons of water, and the brim was rounded (like a rose petal) and engraved with lilies. It sat on the rear of 12 bronze oxen as a base, three facing outward in each direction, 2 Chr. 4:4.
The bronze pillars  were about 27’ high with 5’ chapiter on top, but when it was taken down in captivity the chapiter measure two feet less. A theory  that they were filled with sand which was released to operate levers thus shortening the chapiters. The theory that a proest stood on the four corners of platform to unlock it to lower the ark. Sand released from other to raise platform after ark hidden.

Each of these ten bases had wheels and can best be described as stands for butchering sacrificial animals. They were 6’ square and 5 1/2’ high and a basin on each that held 230 gallon of water. Some see vaguely from v 30 that there was a circular basin of similar size underneath to catch the waste water from a drain. If they had even dipped water, it would be polluted. It is still a customary practice in those areas to pour water for washing. There were intricate engravings of cherubim, lions and palm trees on the sides of all the bases. Normally five bases sat on each side of the temple, but being on wheels, they could be moved, only with difficulty.
This enumerates all the previous bronze things for outside the temple which Hiram made, plus the pots, shovels and small basins. All were cast in the suitable clay near the Jordan, and no attempt was made to measure their weight.
The bronze items outside represented sacrifice and cleansing. Inside,  the wood overlaid with gold represented Christ’s deity and humanity, gold His deity.  Inside the temple, Solomon had all furnishings and utensils made of gold, even the door sockets. Instead of one lamp stand, there were five on a side, and 2 Chr. 4:8, ten tables for showbread, five on a side, not just one as implied here. When completed, Solomon put all remaining dedicated items in the store chambers about the temple.