1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. 2 Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass; and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. 3 And under it was the likeness of oxen, which did compass it round about, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast. 4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward. 5 And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. 6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as belonged to the burnt-offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

7 And he made the ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold. 9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. 10 And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. 11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins.

So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God: 12 the two pillars, and the bowls, and the two capitals which were on the top of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, 13 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the pillars. 14 He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases; 15 one sea, and the twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon, for the house of Jehovah, of bright brass. 17 In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread; 20 and the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold; 21 and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold; 22 and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold. And as for the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple, were of gold.

1 Salomão mandou fazer um altar de bronze, de nove metros de comprimento por nove de largura e quatro e meio de altura. 2 Também mandou fazer um tanque redondo de bronze, com dois metros e vinte e cinco de profundidade, quatro metros e meio de diâmetro e treze metros e meio de circunferência. 3 Ao redor da borda de fora do tanque, que media treze metros e meio, havia duas carreiras de figuras de touros de bronze, que tinham sido fundidas todas em uma só peça junto com o tanque. 4 O tanque se apoiava sobre as costas de doze touros de bronze que olhavam para fora: três olhavam para o norte; três, para o oeste; três, para o sul; e três, para o leste. 5 A grossura das paredes do tanque era de quatro dedos. A sua borda era como a borda de um copo, curvando-se para fora como as pétalas de um lírio. A capacidade do tanque era de mais ou menos sessenta mil litros.

6 Fizeram também dez bacias, nas quais era lavado tudo o que se usava para os sacrifícios dos animais. Cinco bacias foram colocadas no lado sul do Templo e cinco, no lado norte. A água do tanque era para os sacerdotes se lavarem.

7 Fizeram dez candelabros de ouro, como havia sido ordenado. Eles foram colocados no Templo: cinco, no lado sul e cinco, no lado norte. 8 Fizeram também dez mesas, que foram postas no Templo: cinco, no lado sul e cinco, no lado norte. Fizeram também cem vasilhas de ouro.

9 Construíram o pátio interno, para os sacerdotes, e o pátio principal. As portas dos pátios foram revestidas de bronze. 10 O tanque foi colocado no canto sudeste do Templo.

11-16 Hurã fez também caldeirões, pás e bacias e assim terminou todo o trabalho encomendado pelo rei Salomão para o Templo de Deus. Esta é a lista do que ele fez:

duas colunas;

dois remates em forma de taças, que ficavam no alto das colunas;

desenhos de correntes entrelaçadas de cada remate;

quatrocentas romãs de bronze, em duas carreiras ao redor do desenho de cada remate;

dez carretas;

dez bacias;

um tanque;

doze touros que sustentavam o tanque;

panelas, pás e garfos.

Como Salomão havia ordenado, Hurã, o mestre artesão, fez de bronze polido todas as panelas, pás e garfos para o Templo de Deus, o Senhor. 17 O rei mandou que tudo fosse feito na fundição que ficava entre Sucote e Zereda, no vale do rio Jordão. 18 Esses objetos de bronze que Salomão mandou fazer eram tantos, que o seu peso nunca foi calculado.

19 Salomão também mandou fazer para o Templo os seguintes objetos de ouro: o altar; as mesas para os pães oferecidos a Deus; 20 os candelabros e as lamparinas de ouro puro, que ficavam acesas em frente ao Lugar Santíssimo, conforme havia sido ordenado; 21 as flores, as lamparinas e as tenazes; 22 as tesouras de cortar pavios de lamparinas, as vasilhas, os pratos para o incenso e os braseiros. Todos esses objetos foram feitos de ouro puro. As portas de entrada para o Lugar Santo e as portas do Lugar Santíssimo também eram de ouro.