1 Kings 7 · Verse 40

1 Kings 7:40

And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:
1 Kings 7:40, King James Version

1 Kings 7:40 in other translations

BSBAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
WEBHiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for King Solomon in the LORD’s house:
ASVAnd Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah:
YLTAnd Hiram maketh the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls; and Hiram completeth to do all the work that he made for king Solomon, for the house of Jehovah;
DARBYAnd Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls. So Hiram ended doing all the work that he made for king Solomon for the house of Jehovah:
BBEAnd Hiram made the pots and spades and the basins. So Hiram came to the end of all the work he did for King Solomon in the house of the Lord:
WebsterAnd Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he executed for king Solomon for the house of the LORD:

What does 1 Kings 7:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:40-45
40-45. And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins--These verses contain a general enumeration of Hiram's works, as well as those already mentioned as other minor things. The Tyrian artists are frequently mentioned by ancient authors as skilful artificers in fashioning and embossing metal cups and bowls; and we need not wonder, therefore, to find them employed by Solomon in making the golden and brazen utensils for his temple and palaces.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 40 So Hiram made an end - It is truly surprising, that in so short a time one artist could design and execute works of such magnitude, taste, and variety, however numerous his assistants might be. The mere building of the house was a matter of little difficulty in comparison of these internal works.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 7:13-47

The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of…

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1 Kings 7:40 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
חִיר֔וֹםchi.RomHiramH2438
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַ֨כִּיֹּר֔וֹתha.ki.yo.Rotthe laversH3595
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַיָּעִ֖יםhai.ya.'Imthe shovelsH3257
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמִּזְרָק֑וֹתha.miz.ra.Kotthe bowlsH4219
וַיְכַ֣לvay.Khaland he finishedH3615
חִירָ֗םchi.RamHiramH2438
לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtto doH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.Khahthe workH4399
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשָׂ֛ה'a.Sahhe didH6213
לַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhfor the kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:40

  • 2 Chronicles 4:11-16

    And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; …

  • Exodus 24:6

    And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

  • 2 Kings 25:14-15

    And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

  • Jeremiah 52:18-19

    The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.

  • 1 Kings 7:28

    And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:

  • Exodus 39:32-43

    Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets, And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering, The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat, …

  • 2 Chronicles 4:8

    He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hiram. Heb. Hirom.
13
the lavers.
28; 2Ki 25:14,15; 2Ch 4:8,11-16; Jer 52:18,19
the shovels.
45
the basons.
Ex 24:6
So Hiram.
Ex 39:32-43

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Context

  • 1 Kings 7:39

    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.

  • 1 Kings 7:40

    And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:

  • 1 Kings 7:41

    The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;

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1 Kings 7:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo hizo Hiram fuentes, y tenazas, y cuencos. Así acabó toda la obra que hizo á Salomón para la casa de Jehová:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Hiram fit les cuves, et les pelles, et les bassins. Et Hiram acheva de faire tout l’ouvrage qu’il fit pour le roi Salomon, pour la maison de l’ Éternel:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hiram machte die Töpfe und die Schaufeln und die Sprengschalen. -Und so vollendete Hiram die Arbeit des ganzen Werkes, das er dem König Salomo für das Haus Jehovas machte:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecit ergo Hiram lebetes, et scutras, et hamulas, et perfecit omne opus regis Salomonis in templo Domini.