1005 BC · AM 2999 · United Kingdom

Hiram completes the temple's bronze furnishings

Solomon commissioned Hiram the craftsman to make the temple's bronze pillars, Sea, stands, basins, and utensils. When the work was finished, the dedicated treasures of David were brought into the temple storehouses (1 Kings 7:13-51), about 1005 BC.

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📖 1 Kings 7:13–15

13Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. 14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. 15He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.

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