Albert Barnes Commentary 1 Kings 7:40

"And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah:" — 1 Kings 7:40 (ASV)

Lavers - Rather, according to the true reading, “pots” (compare 1 Kings 7:45; 2 Chronicles 4:16). The “pots” were the caldrons in which it was usual to boil the peace offerings (see 1 Samuel 2:13–14).