6. They also made ten basins, five to be placed on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. They were to be used to rinse the parts of the animals that were burnt as sacrifices. The water in the large tank was for the priests to use for washing.
9. They made an inner courtyard for the priests, and also an outer courtyard. The doors in the gates between the courtyards were covered with bronze.
10. The tank was placed near the south-east corner of the Temple.
17. The king had them all made in the foundry between Sukkoth and Zeredah in the Jordan Valley.
18. So many objects were made that no one determined the total weight of the bronze used.