Thus far, we have learned about two major bronze fixtures of Solomons temple: the imposing entrance pillars Jachin (aka Jakin) and Boaz, and the bronze Sea used by the temple priests to keep ritual bathing water. Next we learn about the smaller fixtures: ten movable stands or carts, decorated with lions, bulls, cherubim and wreaths. And ten bronze basins (aka lavers in the KJV), each holding forty baths (=about 240 gallons or 880 liters; a bath is a Biblical unit of measure equal to about 6 gallons or 22 liters). We learn that the Sea was placed at the southeast corner of the temple, and the stands were placed five on the north and five on the south. Huram (aka Hiram) also made smaller implements such as pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls. He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high. This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights. On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim—and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work. Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side. On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half. Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round. The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half. The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal. Each stand had four handles, one on each corner, projecting from the stand. At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubit deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of the stand. He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around. This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape. He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands. He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. He also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. (1 Kings 7:27-40)
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