1 Kings 7:46

The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

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In The King James Version

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

In Context

45the pots; the shovels; and the basins. All of these vessels, which Hiram made for King Solomon for the LORD’s house, were of burnished bronze.

47Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.

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Cross References

Genesis 33:17Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Joshua 13:27and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan’s bank, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.

2 Chronicles 4:17The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:14-48

13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars:… Read the whole commentary →

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