Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And under the brim of it round about there were knobs compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knobs were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
New American Standard Bible
Under its brim
King James Version
And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
Holman Bible
Ornamental gourds
International Standard Version
Under the brim, completely encircling it, were two rows of gourds inlaid as part of the original casting, ten to a cubit.
A Conservative Version
And under the brim of it round about there were knops which encompassed it, for ten cubits, encompassing the sea round about. The knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
American Standard Version
And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
Amplified
Under its brim were gourds encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast in one piece with it.
Bible in Basic English
And under the edge of it, circling it all round for ten cubits, were two lines of flower buds, made together with it from liquid metal.
Darby Translation
And under the brim of it round about there were colocynths, encompassing it, ten in a cubit enclosing the sea round about; two rows of colocynths, cast when it was cast.
Julia Smith Translation
And ornaments from beneath to its lip round about surrounding it, ten by the cubit, folding round the sea round about: two rows of ornaments being cast in its casting.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Gourds [were] under its rim surrounding it all around; ten to the cubit, surrounding the sea all around with two rows of gourds, [which] were cast when he cast the metal.
Modern King James verseion
And under its brim were gourds, going around it, ten by the cubit, going all around the sea. The gourds were cast in two rows when it was cast.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and under the brim of it as it were apples compassed and embraced the sea of ten cubits wide in two rows cast with it when it was cast.
NET Bible
Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with "The Sea."
New Heart English Bible
Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it, for ten cubits, encircling the sea: the buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
The Emphasized Bible
And, colocynths, were under the brim thereof round about, encompassing it, ten in a cubit, encircling the sea, round about, - two rows of colocynths, made in the casting thereof:
Webster
And under the brim of it around there were knobs compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea around: the knobs were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
World English Bible
Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it, for ten cubits, encircling the sea: the buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
Youngs Literal Translation
and knops beneath its brim round about are compassing it, ten by the cubit, going round the sea round about; in two rows are the knops, cast in its being cast.
Themes
Art » Artisans, skillful » Hiram
Brass » Articles made of » Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Laver of brass » One made by solomon for the temple
Master workman » Instances of » Hiram
Mechanic » Instances of » Hiram
Interlinear
Saphah
Cabiyb
Cabab
נקף
Naqaph
compass, go round about, go about, compass about, destroy, down, inclosed, kill, round
Usage: 19
Cabiyb
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 7:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Continues To Build
23 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and its height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. 24 And under the brim of it round about there were knobs compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knobs were cast in two rows, when it was cast. 25 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 above upon them, and all their hind parts were inward.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:18
And the cedar of the house inside was carved with knobs and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
2 Chronicles 4:3
And under it was the likeness of oxen, which did circle it round about: ten to a cubit, circling the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
Exodus 25:31-36
And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work shall the lampstand be made: its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be of the same one piece.
Exodus 37:17-22
And he made the lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work made he the lampstand; its shaft, and its branch, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, were of the one same piece: