1 Kings 7:39

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“He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.”

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BSBPD

“He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he putteth the five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house, and the sea he hath put on the right side of the house, eastward--over-against the south.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 7:39 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:6He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:7He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:10He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
  4. 2 Chronicles 5:1So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.

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