1 Kings 7 in the early church

Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.

Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.

For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.

Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.

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.

The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.

Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;

the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;