1 Kings 6:38

6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul ¹  (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build. ² 

1 Kings 7:23

7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” ³  It measured 15 feet ⁴  from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet ⁵  high. Its circumference was 45 feet. ⁶ 

1 Kings 8:6

8:6 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned ⁷  place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

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¹ sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.

² tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”

³ tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”

sn This large basin that was mounted on twelve bronze bulls and contained water for the priests to bathe themselves (2 Chr 4:6; cf. Exod 30:17-21).

⁴ tn Heb “ten cubits.”

⁵ tn Heb “five cubits.”

⁶ tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”

⁷ tn The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.