Which is it? In 1 Kings 8 Solomon is described praying while standing by the altar at the dedication of the Temple. In 2 Chronicles he is reported kneeling on the laver when he says the same prayer. Kneeling on a bronze laver would be really difficult and painful because of the hard surface and because the surface is bowl shaped.

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