Bible Strands
1 Kings 7:24
Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage describes the completion of Solomon’s temple furnishings, specifically the specifications for the massive bronze basin called the Sea.
The words — וּ/פְקָעִים (u./fe.ka.'Im) translates literally as “and/ gourds,” while סָבִיב (sa.Viv) means “all around,” denoting the circular placement of the decorative casting.
The thread — The verse parallels 2 Chronicles 4:3, which records oxen encircling the same basin, and recalls the carved gourds on temple cedar paneling at 1 Kings 6:18.
Why it lands — The text demands attention to the precise, measured artistry applied to sacred objects, establishing a standard of exact replication for worship furnishings.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 6:18 The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
- Exodus 25:31 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
- Exodus 37:17 Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.