Discovery Box1 Kings 6:38 
Context6:38 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
Context7:23 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
Context8:6 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.
1 sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959
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.
