Hiram: Heb. Hirom, 1 Kings 7:13
the lavers: 1 Kings 7:28; 2 Kings 25:14-15; 2 Chronicles 4:8, 2 Chronicles 4:11-16; Jeremiah 52:18-19
the shovels: 1 Kings 7:45
the basins: Exodus 24:6
So Hiram: Exodus 39:32-43
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1 Kings 7:40
1 Kings 7:40
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