⁴⁵ and the pots, shovels, and bowls—all of these utensils that Hiram made for King Solomon for the Lord’s Temple were made from polished bronze.

⁴⁶ The king had them cast in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan in the Jordan plain. ⁴⁷ Solomon never inventoried the weight of the bronze used, because there were too many utensils, so the weight of the bronze used was never ascertained.