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So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the LORD: <a href="/nlt/1_kings/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> He also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls. So at last Huram completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of the LORD: <a href="/esv/1_kings/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the LORD: <a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/kjv/1_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Huram made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of the LORD: <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/nasb/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/lsb/1_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Hiram made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram completed doing all the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of Yahweh: <a href="/amp/1_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished all the work which he did for King Solomon on the house of the LORD: <a href="/csb/1_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Hiram made the basins, the shovels, and the sprinkling basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he was doing for King Solomon on the LORD’s temple: <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Hiram made the basins, the shovels, and the sprinkling basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he was doing for King Solomon on the LORD&#8217s temple: <a href="/asv/1_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah: <a href="/cev/1_kings/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Hiram made pans for hot ashes, and also shovels and sprinkling bowls. This is a list of the bronze items that Hiram made for the LORD's temple: <a href="/erv/1_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/gwt/1_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Hiram also made pots, shovels, and bowls. So Hiram finished all the work for King Solomon on the LORD's temple: <a href="/isv/1_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Hiram also made the basins, shovels, and bowls to complete the work that he performed for King Solomon in the LORD's Temple, <a href="/msb/1_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/net/1_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the LORD's temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Hiram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/wbt/1_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he executed for king Solomon for the house of the LORD: <a href="/web/1_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Hiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for King Solomon in Yahweh’s house: <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hiram makes the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls; and Hiram completes to do all the work that he made for King Solomon, [for] the house of YHWH: <a href="/ylt/1_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Hiram maketh the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls; and Hiram completeth to do all the work that he made for king Solomon, for the house of Jehovah; <a href="/slt/1_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hiram will make the washbasins and the shovels and the vases: and Hiram will finish doing all the work which he made for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Hiram made caldrons, and shovels, and basins, and finished all the work of king Solomon in the temple of the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Hiram made cooking pots, and trays, and small hooks. And he completed all the work of king Solomon in the temple of the Lord: <a href="/nabre/1_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a> When Hiram had made the pots, shovels, and bowls, he finished all his work for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the LORD:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Hiram made the lavers and the pots and the cauldrons and the large hanging pots. So Hiram finished all the work that King Solomon made in the house of the LORD; <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Khiram made basins and metal pots and cauldrons and large hanging pots, and Khiram finished making all the work that King Solomon did in the house of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Hiram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of the LORD: <a href="/sep/1_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Chiram made the caldrons, and the pans, and the bowls; and Chiram finished making all the works that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of the Lord: <a href="/parallel/1_kings/7-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2697" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Completion of the Bronze Works</a> 40<a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: ḥî·rō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians.">Additionally, Huram</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/3595.htm" title="3595: hak·kî·yō·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Pot, basin. ">the pots,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3257.htm" title="3257: hay·yā·‘îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A shovel. From ya'ah; a shovel.">shovels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4219.htm" title="4219: ham·miz·rā·qō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Bowl, basin. From zaraq; a bowl.">and sprinkling bowls.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: ḥî·rām (N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians.">So Huram</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: way·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: ham·mə·lā·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property.">the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he had undertaken</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lam·me·leḵ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">for King</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD:</a> 41the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">2 Chronicles 4:11-16</a> Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: / the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); ... <a href="/exodus/31-2.htm">Exodus 31:2-11</a> “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, / to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, ... <a href="/1_kings/6-14.htm">1 Kings 6:14-38</a> So Solomon built the temple and finished it. / He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">2 Chronicles 2:13-14</a> So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity. / He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David. <a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">1 Kings 5:13-18</a> Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. / He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. / Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, ... <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17</a> In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. / He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz. <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10-14</a> Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, / King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1-10</a> He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. / He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. ... <a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6-9</a> Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">2 Chronicles 5:1</a> So 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. <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11-12</a> (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. / The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.) <a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7</a> Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. <a href="/1_kings/4-32.htm">1 Kings 4:32-34</a> Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. / He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. / So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">2 Chronicles 2:3-4</a> Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in. / Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a> Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:Hiram [heb] Hirom<a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13</a> And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.the lavers<a href="/1_kings/7-28.htm">1 Kings 7:28</a> And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:<a href="/2_kings/25-14.htm">2 Kings 25:14,15</a> And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away… <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">2 Chronicles 4:8,11-16</a> 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… the shovels<a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">1 Kings 7:45</a> And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.the basons<a href="/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6</a> And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.So Hiram<a href="/exodus/39-32.htm">Exodus 39:32-43</a> Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-14.htm">Completeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-24.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-41.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Huram</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Lavers</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Shovels</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Spades</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">Undertaken</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-33.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-43.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-41.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Completeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Huram</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-43.htm">Lavers</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Shovels</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Spades</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">Undertaken</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 7</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">The building of Solomon's house</a> 2. <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Of the house of Lebanon</a> 6. <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Of the porch of pillars</a> 7. <a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Of the porch of judgment</a> 8. <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter</a> 13. <a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram's work of the two pillars,</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Of the molten sea</a> 27. <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Of the ten bases</a> 38. <a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Of the ten lavers</a> 40. <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">and all the vessels</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. Huram, also known as Hiram, was a skilled craftsman from Tyre, renowned for his expertise in bronze work. The items he made were essential for the temple's sacrificial system. Pots were used for boiling the sacrificial meat, shovels for removing ashes from the altar, and sprinkling bowls for the ritual sprinkling of blood, symbolizing purification and atonement. These tools highlight the detailed and practical aspects of worship in the temple, reflecting the importance of ritual purity and the meticulous care in maintaining the sacred space.So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon This phrase underscores the completion of a significant project, emphasizing the fulfillment of a divine plan. Huram's work was not just a display of craftsmanship but a fulfillment of the covenantal promise to David that his son Solomon would build a house for the Lord. The completion of the temple's furnishings signifies the readiness of the temple for worship and the presence of God among His people. It also reflects the cooperation between Israel and Tyre, showcasing a period of peace and prosperity under Solomon's reign.in the house of the LORD: The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites. It was the dwelling place of God's presence, symbolized by the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies. The temple served as a physical representation of God's covenant with Israel and was a place where sacrifices and offerings were made. The construction and furnishing of the temple were seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to dwell among His people, and it foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who is described as the true temple, the dwelling place of God with humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hiram.htm">Hiram</a> A skilled craftsman from Tyre, known for his expertise in bronze work. He was commissioned by King Solomon to create various items for the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_solomon.htm">King Solomon</a> The son of King David, known for his wisdom and for building the temple in Jerusalem, which was a central place of worship for the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a> Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a significant place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/b/basins,_shovels,_and_sprinkling_bowls.htm">Basins, Shovels, and Sprinkling Bowls</a> These items were used in the temple for various ceremonial purposes, including sacrifices and purification rituals. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_work_undertaken.htm">The Work Undertaken</a> This refers to the completion of the temple furnishings, which were essential for the worship practices of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_skilled_workmanship.htm">The Importance of Skilled Workmanship</a> Hiram's role highlights the value of using God-given skills for His glory. Believers are encouraged to use their talents in service to God and His kingdom. <a href="/topical/c/completion_of_god's_work.htm">Completion of God's Work</a> Just as Hiram completed his work for the temple, believers are called to faithfully complete the tasks God has given them, trusting in His provision and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_worship.htm">The Significance of Worship</a> The items crafted by Hiram were essential for worship in the temple. This underscores the importance of preparing our hearts and lives for worship, ensuring that we approach God with reverence and purity. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_his_house.htm">God's Provision for His House</a> The detailed work of Hiram reflects God's provision for His house. Believers can trust that God will provide what is necessary for His work to be accomplished in and through them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 7</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_solomon's_pagan_altars.htm">1 Kings 11:7 - Is there any archaeological evidence of the pagan altars and high places that Solomon supposedly built?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_1_kings_and_2_chronicles_differ_on_hiram's_ancestry.htm">Why does 1 Kings 7:13-14 attribute Hiram's skill to Tyrian ancestry while 2 Chronicles provides slightly different details about his background?</a> <a href="/q/how_many_baths_did_solomon_build.htm">Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_blue_laws.htm">Who was Huram/Hiram in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) The lavers.--These should be (as in <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm" title="And the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.">1Kings 7:45</a>) "pots." The verse describes the completion of Hiram's work by the making of the smaller vessels.It is curious that no mention is made of the construction of the brasen altar. It has been supposed by some that the old altar reared by David (<a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm" title="And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.">2Samuel 24:25</a>) was retained. But in <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm" title="Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.">2Chronicles 4:1</a>, and in Josephus's account, it is expressly said that a brasen altar was made by Hiram, 30 feet square and 15 feet high. Probably, therefore, the absence of all mention of it here is simply an omission in the record.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 40. - And Hiram made the layers [So the Rec. Text. But perhaps we ought to read סִירות i.e., pots, here, as in ver. 45 and <a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">2 Chronicles 4:11</a>. This word is joined with shovels and basons, not only in these two passages, but also in <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a>, <a href="/2_kings/25-14.htm">2 Kings 25:14</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/52-18.htm">Jeremiah 52:18</a>; in other words, the appropriate term in this connexion would be "pots," while "layers," having been just mentioned in ver. 38, would involve an idle repetition. Altogether, therefore, there can be little doubt that we should here read הסירות for הכירות. It is apparently the reading of the Chald., LXX., and some MSS. These" pots "were used, not for carrying away the ashes (Keil), but, as the name implies (סִיר, effervescere), for boiling the flesh of the peace offering (<a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13, 14</a>), and the shovels [these, again, as the name implies (יָע from יָעָה abstulit; see Gesen., Thesaurus, p. 607), were used for taking away the ashes from the altar (<a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a>; <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14</a>), and the basons. [The sacrificial bowls for receiving the blood of the victims (<a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3</a>; <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14</a>).] So Hiram made an end of doing all the work [the writer now recapitulates the work of Hiram. The repetition may be due to the fact that the history was compiled from various lists and documents] that he made king Solomon for [Heb. omits the prep.] the house of the Lord. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/7-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In addition, Huram חִיר֔וֹם (ḥî·rō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2438.htm">Strong's 2438: </a> Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians) made וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the pots, הַ֨כִּיֹּר֔וֹת (hak·kî·yō·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3595.htm">Strong's 3595: </a> Pot, basin shovels, הַיָּעִ֖ים (hay·yā·‘îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3257.htm">Strong's 3257: </a> A shovel and sprinkling bowls. הַמִּזְרָק֑וֹת (ham·miz·rā·qō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4219.htm">Strong's 4219: </a> Bowl, basin So Huram חִירָ֗ם (ḥî·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2438.htm">Strong's 2438: </a> Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians) finished וַיְכַ֣ל (way·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the work הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property he had undertaken לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make for King לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne [in] the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD: יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 7:40 Hiram made the basins and the shovels (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 7:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/7-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 7:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>