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44 the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,[a] 45 and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple[b] were made from polished bronze. 46 The king had them cast in earth foundries[c] in the region of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:44 tn Heb “underneath ‘The Sea.’”
  2. 1 Kings 7:45 tn Heb “which Hiram made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”
  3. 1 Kings 7:46 tn Or perhaps, “molds.”