He made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
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He made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
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And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
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And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 7:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 4:14 He also made the bases, and he made the basins on the bases;
- 2 Kings 25:13 The Chaldeans broke up the pillars of bronze that were in Yahweh’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in Yahweh’s house, and carried the bronze pieces to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 52:17 The Chaldeans broke the pillars of bronze that were in Yahweh’s house, and the bases and the bronze sea that were in Yahweh’s house in pieces, and carried all of their bronze to Babylon.
- 1 Kings 7:38 He made ten basins of bronze. One basin contained forty baths; and every basin was four cubits; and on every one of the ten bases one basin.
- 2 Kings 25:16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed.
- Jeremiah 52:20 They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house. The bronze of all these vessels was without weight.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:27 And he made ten bases of brass;…
1Ki 7:27 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits [was] the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
Ver. 27. And he made ten bases of brass.] To bear up so many lesser layers. {1Ki 7:38}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He made ten bases; upon which stood the ten…
He made ten bases; upon which stood the ten lavers mentioned below, 1Ki 7:38, in which they washed the parts of the sacrifices, 2Ch 4:6.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the work of the bases was on this…
And the work of the bases was on this manner,.... The following was the form in which they were made:
they had borders; plates of brass all around them, which enclosed them:
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and the borders were between the ledges; which were short staves or bars of brass, that stood upright all around, like the staves of a cart on each side, or the rails of a balcony, only in double rows; and between these were the borders or plates of brass.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Bases - Upon which stood the ten lavers mentioned…
Bases - Upon which stood the ten lavers mentioned below, ver. 38, in which they washed the parts of the sacrifices.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 27. He made ten bases] That is, pedestals,…
Verse 27. He made ten bases] That is, pedestals, for the ten lavers to rest on.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:27-29. He made ten bases of brass —…
1Ki 7:27-29. He made ten bases of brass — Upon which stood ten lavers mentioned below, (1Ki 7:38,) in which they washed the parts of the sacrifices, 2Ch 4:6. They had borders — Broad brims, possibly for the more secure holding of the lavers. Upon the ledges there was a base above — This is very obscurely expressed; hut probably by the base above is meant the uppermost part of the base; which, though it was above, yet was a base to the laver, which stood upon it. Certain additions —
Either as bases for the feet of the said lions and oxen, or only as further ornaments.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Ten bases of brass - These were for the…
Ten bases of brass - These were for the ten lavers (1Ki 7:38. See 2Ch 4:6). In general terms the bases were square stands, 6 feet each way, and 4 12 feet high, elaborately ornamented on their four sides, and resting upon four wheels, 2 14 feet in diameter. Each stand supported a laver 6 feet high, which contained 40 baths 1Ki 7:38, or about 340 gallons.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Bases. These were designed to wash the victims. (Pelletier)
Bases. These were designed to wash the victims. (Pelletier)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain he made ten bases of brass--These were trucks or…
he made ten bases of brass--These were trucks or four-wheeled carriages, for the support and conveyance of the lavers. The description of their structure shows that they were elegantly fitted up and skilfully adapted to their purpose. They stood, not on the axles, but on four rests attached to the axles, so that the figured sides were considerably raised above the wheels. They were all exactly alike in form and size. The lavers which were borne upon them were vessels capable each of holding three hundred gallons of water, upwards of a ton weight. The whole, when full of water, would be no less than two tons [NAPIER].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 27. Ten bases — Square chest-shaped supports on which…
27. Ten bases — Square chest-shaped supports on which the brazen lavers mentioned in 1Ki_7:38 rested. The exact form of these bases and the lavers is, like that of the pillars Jachin and Boaz, difficult to define. The Scripture text itself is very obscure — the terms used are rare, and the versions all differ widely, and afford us no real aid. We may, however, by a careful study of the Hebrew text and the aid of the annexed cut, approximate a tolerably correct idea of the construction of these vessels. While the water in the brazen sea served for the priests to wash in, the lavers held the water in which they washed “such things as they offered for the burnt offering.” 2Ch_4:6. Hence they were set upon lofty bases to lift them near to the top of the great brazen altar of burnt offerings, which was ten cubits high. 2Ch_4:1. The bases were three cubits high, (1Ki_7:27,) the wheels a cubit and a half, (32,) the round compass half a cubit, (35,) the laver one cubit, and its base work a cubit and a half, (31,) and the corners or feet (30) were probably half a cubit, so that the height of the entire structure would be eight cubits, or about twelve feet. This would bring the top of the laver within three feet of the top of the great altar, and thus place it within convenient reach of the officiating priest.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27–39. Of the ten bases, and the lavers upon…
27–39. Of the ten bases, and the lavers upon them (2Ch_4:6)
27. ten bases of brass] These were stands for the ten lavers mentioned below. See 1Ki_7:38.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (27-29) The smaller lavers of brass for washing the…
(27-29) The smaller lavers of brass for washing the sacrifices, and the movable bases on which they rested, are described still more elaborately. Some of the details of the description are obscure, and it is clear that our translators were very much at fault about them. Generally, however, it appears that each base was a kind of hollow chest, 6 feet square on plan, and 4½ feet high, having at the angles pilasters or fillets (“ledges” in 1Ki_7:28), with panels on each side (“borders” in 1Ki_7:28), ornamented with “lions, oxen, and cherubims,” below which hung festoons of thin metal-work—(“certain additions made of thin work,” in 1Ki_7:29). Each base was set on four brazen wheels with brazen axles (“plates” in 1Ki_7:30) only 27 inches high, and with naves, felloes, and spokes, all cast in brass. On each base was a convex circular stand (1Ki_7:35), with a “mouth,” or circular opening (apparently “the chapiter” of 1Ki_7:31), upon which, or over which, the laver stood. This was nine inches high, ornamented with carvings of “cherubims, lions, and palm-trees.” From the four corners of the upper surface of the base sprang “undersetters,” apparently brackets helping to support the laver, which rested above the “mouth” of the convex stand, and to keep it fast in its place (1Ki_7:30; 1Ki_7:34). The laver was 6 feet in diameter, and held 40 baths, or about 360 gallons. The whole stood high, no doubt to bring it nearly on a level with the brazen altar, which was 15 feet high. In form, perhaps, each laver was a smaller copy of the molten sea. Of the whole a conjectural description and sketch are given in the Dictionary of the Bible, art. LAVERS.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he made ten bases or stands, twOnwOkm, from…
And he made ten bases or stands, twOnwOkm, from WK, erectus stetit. The description of both the bases and the layers which they supported (vers. 27-39) is extremely obscure. We know, however, that the bases (as the name implies) were simply stands or pediments for the lavers of brass; four cubits was the length of one base and four cubits the breadth thereof; and three cubits the height of it they were rectangular, or box shaped, six feet square and four and a half feet high.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Huram made
Huram made
Huram would have commanded his workers to do this work. AT: "Huram also commanded them to make" or "They also made" (See: Metonymy)
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four cubits ... three cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "about 1.8 meters ... about 1.4 meters" (See: Biblical Distance)
The work of the stands was like this
This means the author will describe the stands in the words that follow.
on the panels and on the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim
There were decorative pieces in the shapes of lions, oxen, and cherubim fastened to the sides of the stands.
wreaths of hammered work
Here the word "wreaths" refers to spiral-shaped pieces of bronze.
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bronze
lions
cherub
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:27-39 The ten bronze water carts each held a…
7:27-39 The ten bronze water carts each held a basin for rinsing burnt offerings (2 Chr 4:6). Five stood on either side of the Temple. Because they had wheels, they could be moved as needed.
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