Quotes about Craftsmanship
He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
- 1 Kings 6:35
Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
- 1 Kings 7:11
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- 1 Kings 7:15
He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
- 1 Kings 7:16
For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
- 1 Kings 7:17
Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
- 1 Kings 7:18
And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
- 1 Kings 7:22
He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
- 1 Kings 7:23
It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
- 1 Kings 7:26
In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- 1 Kings 7:27
Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
- 1 Kings 7:30
There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.
- 1 Kings 7:32