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:
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Gill's Exposition
In the plain of Jericho did the king cast them in the clay ground,.... Which being thick, as the word signifies, and stiff and close, was fit for such a purpose as casting brass; of such clay,…
Barnes' Notes
Lavers - Rather, according to the true reading, “pots.” (Compare 1Ki 7:45; 2Ch 4:16.) The “pots” were the caldrons in which it was usual to boil the peace-offerings. See 1Sa 2:13-14,
Adam Clarke
So Hiram made an end - It is truly surprising, that in so short a time one artist could design and execute works of such magnitude, taste, and variety, however numerous his assistants might be. The…
We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David preparing for the temple iron for things of iron, Ch1 29:2. What those things were…
Cambridge Bible
Summary of Hiram's work. Completion of the Temple (2Ch 4:11-22; 2Ch 5:1)
40. And Hiram made the lavers Many ancient authorities (see R.V. marg.) read pots instead of -lavers," and this is given in 2Ch…
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