and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
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and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
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And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
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and on the borders that were between the stays were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the stays it was in like manner above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 7:29 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
- Exodus 25:18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
- Exodus 37:7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:
- 1 Kings 6:27 He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house.
- 1 Kings 7:25 It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.
- Ezekiel 1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man. The four of them had the face of a lion on the right side. The four of them had the face of an ox on the left side. The four of them also had the face of an eagle.
- Ezekiel 10:14 Every one them had four faces. The first face was the face of the cherub. The second face was the face of a man. The third face was the face of a lion. The fourth was the face of an eagle.
- Ezekiel 41:18-19 It was made with cherubim and palm trees. A palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces; so that there was the face of a man toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. It was made like this through all the house all around.
- Hosea 5:14 For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
- Hebrews 9:5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail.
- 1 Peter 2:5 You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 4:6-7 Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the middle of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
- Revelation 5:5 One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:29 And on the borders that [were] between…
1Ki 7:29 And on the borders that [were] between the ledges [were] lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges [there was] a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen [were] certain additions made of thin work.
Ver. 29. See on 1Ki 7:28.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain A base; so he calls the uppermost part of…
A base; so he calls the uppermost part of the base; for though it was above, yet it 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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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates…
And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass,.... Flat pieces or planks of brass, on which the wheels stood, and not on the bare floor; so that these wheels seem only to serve as supporters, not to carry the laver from place to place, as is usually said; for they were not like chariot wheels, on two sides of the carriage, but set one at each square; and besides, when the lavers were placed upon them, they were fixed in a certain place, Kg1 7:39.
and the four corners thereof had undersetters; or "shoulders (a)", or pillars, which were placed on the plates of brass the wheels were; and served with them to support the lavers when laid upon the bases, and so were of the same use as men's shoulders, to bear burdens on them:
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under the layer were undersetters molten; cast as, and when and where, the bases were, and the plates on which they stood; this explains the use they were of, being under the laver; these pillars stood at the four corners of the base:
at the side of every addition; made of thin work, Kg1 7:29 they stood by the side of, or within side, the sloping shelves.
(a) "humeri", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Base above - So he calls the upper-most part…
Base above - So he calls the upper-most part of the base: for though it was above, yet it was a base to the laver, which stood upon it. Additions - Either as bases for the feet of the said lions and oxen: or, only as farther ornaments.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 29. Lions, oxen, and cherubim — Miniature representations of…
29. Lions, oxen, and cherubim — Miniature representations of them, for the size of the panels would not permit other.
Upon the ledges… a base above — That is, an additional smaller base on the top of the other for the laver to stand upon. Its convex roof is called, in 1Ki_7:35, a round compass. (k k in figure.)
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Certain additions — ליות, garlands, festoons. Such garlands adorned the upper as well as the lower portions of each base. Comp. 1Ki_7:36. (c c in figure.)
Made of thin work — מעשׂה מורדmeans, according to Furst, deepened work, and refers to all the ornaments mentioned in this verse as having been set into the metal in which they were engraved. According to the Vulgate and Gesenius, it means hanging work.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 29. and upon the ledges there was a base…
29. and upon the ledges there was a base above] The word here rendered ‘base’ differs from that in the two previous verses and so the R.V. has rendered a pedestal. It seems to denote some projection upward from the four shafts at the corners to act as a support for the lavers when they were put in position.
certain additions made of thin work] These words signify rather ‘festoons, work that hung down.’ So R.V. wreaths of hanging work.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And on the borders panels that were between the…
And on the borders panels that were between the ledges were lions i.e. , figures or bas-reliefs of lions, oxen, and cherubims "The lion and the ox are the two animal forms which occur most frequently in Assyrian decoration" (Rawlinson). They have also found a place through the cherubim, in the symbolism of Christianity: and upon the ledges there was a base above i.e., there was a pedestal or stand (Ke see ver. 31) of some sort for the laver upon the square basis: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions Heb. wreaths, festoons, hywli. (cf., Pro_1:9) corona) made of thin work. Heb. pensile or hanging work, drwOm from dry; descendit; Vulgate, dependentia. It would seem that on the panel, beneath the figures of animals, etc., were sculptured hanging festoons of flowers.
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