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The king had it all made in the foundry between Sukkoth and Zarethan, in the Jordan Valley.
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Solomon did not have these bronze objects weighed, because there were too many of them, and so their weight was never determined.
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Solomon also had gold furnishings made for the Temple: the altar, the table for the bread offered to God,
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the ten lampstands that stood in front of the Most Holy Place, five on the south side and five on the north; the flowers, lamps, and tongs;
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the cups, lamp snuffers, bowls, dishes for incense, and the pans used for carrying live coals; and the hinges for the doors of the Most Holy Place and of the outer doors of the Temple. All these furnishings were made of gold.
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When King Solomon finished all the work on the Temple, he placed in the Temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to the Lord - the silver, gold, and other articles.
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