Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
Then he made ten bronze basins for washing. Each basin could hold forty baths of water and was four cubits across. Each of the ten wheeled stands had one basin placed on top of it.
This verse describes Solomon having ten large bronze washing basins made for the temple, each holding about 240 gallons of water and mounted on wheeled stands.
📚 Historical Context
In the Bible, 1 Kings 7 describes the detailed construction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, which was built during his reign around 970-931 BC as a magnificent house for God, replacing the portable Tabernacle. This verse specifically details the crafting of ten brass basins, or lavers, each holding about 40 baths (roughly 240 gallons) and measuring four cubits (about six feet) in diameter, which were placed on wheeled bases for use in the temple's rituals. These lavers were essential for the priests' ceremonial washing, emphasizing the holiness required in worship practices of ancient Israel.
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