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1 The altar of brasse. 2 The molten Sea. 6 The caldrons. 7 The candlestickes. &c.
1 ANd * he made an altar of brasse twen∣tie* 1.1 cubites long, and twentie cubites broade, and ten cubites hie.
2 And he made a moltena 1.2 Sea often cubites from brim to brim, rounde in compasse, & fiue cubiteshie: and a line of thirtie cubi∣tes did compasse it about.
3 And vnderb 1.3 it was the faciō of oxen which did compasse it round about,c 1.4 ten in a cu∣bite compassing the Sea about: two rowes of oxen were cast when it was molten.
4 It stode vpon twelue oxē: thre loked tow∣ard the North, and thre loked toward the West, and thre loked toward the South, & thre loked towarde the East, and the Sea (stode) about vpon them, and all their hin∣der partes were inwarde.
5 And the thickenes thereof (was) an hand breadth, and the brim therof (was) like the worke of the brim of a cup, with floures of“ 1.5 lilies: it conteinedd 1.6 thre thousand baths.
6 ¶ He made also ten caldrons, and put fiue on the right hand, and fiue on the left, to washe in them (and) to clense in them that which apperteined to the burnt offrings: but the Sea (was) for the Priests to wash in.
7 ¶ And he made ten candle stickes of gold [according to“ 1.7 their forme] and put them in the Temple, fiue on the right hand, and fiue on the left.
8 ¶ And he made ten tables, and put them in the Temple, fiue on the right hand, & fiue on the left: and he made an hundreth basēs of golde.
9 And he made the court of the Priestes, & the greatf 1.8 court and dores for the court, and ouerlayed the dores thereof wyth brasse.
10 And he set the Sea on the right side East∣ward toward the South.
11 And Hurám made“ 1.9 pottes and besomes & basens, and Hurám finished the work that he shulde make for King Salomōn for the house of God,
12 (To wit,) two pillers, and the bowles and the chapiters on the toppe of the two pil∣lers, and two grates to couer the two bow∣les of the chapiters which were vppon the toppe of the pillers:
13 And foure hūdreth pomegranates for the two grates, two rowes of pomegranates for euerie grate to couer the two bowles of the chapiters, that were vpon the pillers.
14 He made also bases, and made caldrons vpon the bases:
15 (And) a Sea, and twelue bulles vnder it:
16 Pottes also and besomes, and fleshokes, & all these vessels made Hurámg 1.10 hys father, to King Salomōn for the house of the Lord of shining brasse.
17 In the plaine of Iordén did the King caste them in claye betwene Succoth and Zere∣dáthah.
18 And Salomō made all the vessels in great abundance: for the weight of brasse colde not be rekened.
19 And Salomón made all the vessels that were for the house of God: the golden al∣tar also and the tables, where theh 1.11 shew∣bread stode.
20 Moreouer the candle stickes, with theyr lampes to burne them after the maner, be∣fore the oracle, of pure golde.
21 And the floures and the lampes, and the snoffers of golde, which was fine golde.
22 And the“ 1.12 hookes, and the basens, and the spones, and the ashpans of pure golde: the entrie also of the house (and) dores therof within, (euen) of the moste holy place: and the dores of the house, (to wit,) of the Tē∣ple (were)i 1.13 of golde.
Leu. 6. 9.
A great vessel of brasse, so called be cause of the great quantitie of was ter, whiche it cō∣teined, 1. King. 7. 23
Meaning, vn∣der the brim of the vessel, as. 1. King. 7. 24.
In the length of euery cubice were tene heades or knoppes which in all are. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Or, floure dely∣ner.
In the first boke of Kings, chap. 7. 26. mēcion is one∣lye made of two thousand: but the lesse nomber was taken there, and here accordynge as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 measures proued afterward is declared.
Euen as they hulde be made.
Called also the porche of Salomō Act. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. It is also taken for the Tē∣ple where Christ preached, Mat, 21. 27.
Or, caldrons.
whome Salomō reueiēced for the gifts that GOD had giuen him, as a father: he had the same name also that Huram the King of Ty∣rus had, his mo∣ther was alewesh and his lather a Tyriā. Some read for his father the autour of this worke.
In Ebrewe, the bread of the faces 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they we∣reser before the Arke, where the Lord shewed his presence.
Or instrumet is of Musique.
That is couered 〈◊〉〈◊〉 places of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.