1 Kings 7:39

He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator of 1 Kings records the final placement of Huram’s bronze furnishings during the construction of Solomon’s temple.

The words — וַ/יִּתֵּן (va/i.yi.Ten) literally means “and he put,” and מִ/יָּמִ֔ין (mi./ya.Min) means “from the south.”

The thread — The same spatial arrangement appears in 2 Chronicles 4:6 for the ten basins and in 2 Chronicles 4:10 for the location of the Sea.

Why it lands — The text dictates the precise positioning of the stands and the Sea to establish the exact architectural symmetry of the temple courtyard.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 4:6 He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.
2 Chronicles 4:10 He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.