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:
Parallel translations
- WEB Hiram made the basins, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house:
- KJV 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:
- NKJV 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:
- NASB 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:
- NLT 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:
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Quick answer
Hiram made the basins, shovels, and bowls, completing all the work he did for Solomon in the temple. His bronze work was finished.
Overview
With the smaller utensils complete, Hiram brought to an end all the bronze work assigned to him for the house of the Lord. The summary marks the faithful completion of a skilled craftsman's God-given task. Each tool, however ordinary, served the priests in the worship through which Israel sought atonement before God.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 4:11–16Additionally, 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:
- 1 Kgs 7:28This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
- Exod 24:6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
- 2 Kgs 25:14–15They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
- Jer 52:18–19They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
- 2 Chr 4:8Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
- Exod 39:32–43So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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