1 Kings 7:46

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“The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.”

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BSBPD

“The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In the circuit of the Jordan hath the king cast them, in the thick soil of the ground, between Succoth and Zarthan.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 7:46 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 33:17but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
  2. Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
  3. Joshua 13:27and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
  4. 1 Kings 4:12Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
  5. 2 Chronicles 4:17The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.

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