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the capitals which were on top of the pillars:
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other capital. So he made the pillars, and two
rows of pomegranates above the network all
around to cover the capitals that were on top;
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and thus he did for the other capital.
But Solomon took thirteen years to build 19 The capitals which were on top of the pil-
7 his own house; so he finished all his lars in the hall were in the shape of lilies, four
house. cubits. The capitals on the two pillars also
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2 He also built the House of the Forest of had pomegranates above, by the convex sur-
Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, face which was next to the network; and there
its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty were two hundred such pomegranates in rows
cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and on each of the capitals all around.
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cedar beams on the pillars. And it was pan- 21 Then he set up the pillars by the vestibule
eled with cedar above the beams that were on of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right
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forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row. There were and called its name Jachin, and he set up the
windows with beveled frames in three rows, pillar on the left and called its name Boaz.
and window was opposite window in three 22 The tops of the pillars were in the shape of
tiers. And all the doorways and doorposts had lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.
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rectangular frames; and window was opposite 23 And he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten
window in three tiers. cubits from one brim to the other; it was com-
6 He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length pletely round. Its height was five cubits, and a
was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
in front of them was a portico with pillars, and 24 Below its brim were ornamental buds encir-
a canopy was in front of them. cling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way
7 Then he made a hall for the throne, the around the Sea. The ornamental buds were
Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and cast in two rows when it was cast. It stood on
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it was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. twelve oxen: three looking toward the north,
8 And the house where he dwelt had another three looking toward the west, three looking
court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Sol- toward the south, and three looking toward
omon also made a house like this hall for the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all
Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken as wife. their back parts pointed inward. It was a hand-
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9 All these were of costly stones cut to size, breadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the
trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained
foundation to the eaves, and also on the out- two thousand baths.
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side to the great court. The foundation was of 27 He also made ten carts of bronze; four
costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits
and some eight cubits. And above were cost- its width, and three cubits its height. And this
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ly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood. The was the design of the carts: They had panels,
great court was enclosed with three rows of and the panels were between frames; on the
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hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So panels that were between the frames were
were the inner court of the house of the LORD lions, oxen, and cherubim. And on the frames
and the vestibule of the temple. was a pedestal on top. Below the lions and
13 Now King Solomon sent and brought oxen were wreaths of plaited work. Every
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Huram from Tyre. He was the son of a widow cart had four bronze wheels and axles of
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from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under
man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled the laver were supports of cast bronze beside
with wisdom and understanding and skill in each wreath. Its opening inside the crown at
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working with all kinds of bronze work. So he the top was one cubit in diameter; and the
came to King Solomon and did all his work. opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, one
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And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one and a half cubits in outside diameter; and also
eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve on the opening were engravings, but the panels
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cubits measured the circumference of each. were square, not round. Under the panels
Then he made two capitals of cast bronze, to were the four wheels, and the axles of the
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set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one wheels were joined to the cart. The height of a
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capital was five cubits, and the height of the wheel was one and a half cubits. The work-
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other capital was five cubits. He made a lat- manship of the wheels was like the workman-
tice network, with wreaths of chainwork, for ship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their
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