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45 and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple[a] were made from polished bronze. 46 The king had them cast in earth foundries[b] in the region of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan. 47 Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.[c]

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  1. 1 Kings 7:45 tn Heb “which Hiram made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”
  2. 1 Kings 7:46 tn Or perhaps, “molds.”
  3. 1 Kings 7:47 tn Heb “Solomon left all the items, due to their very great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”