What does 1 Kings 7:38 mean?
ESV: And he made ten basins of bronze. Each basin held forty baths, each basin measured four cubits, and there was a basin for each of the ten stands.
NIV: He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands.
NASB: And he made ten basins of bronze, each holding forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin.
CSB: Then he made ten bronze basins —each basin held 220 gallons and each was six feet wide—one basin for each of the ten water carts.
NLT: Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallons of water.
KJV: Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
NKJV: Then he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver.
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This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.
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