On the plates of its supports, and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around.
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On the plates of its supports, and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around.
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For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
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And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 7:36 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 7:29 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.
- 1 Kings 6:29 He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
- 1 Kings 6:32 So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
- 1 Kings 6:35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
- Ezekiel 40:31 Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts. The ascent to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 40:37 Its posts were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side. The ascent to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 41:18-20 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. Cherubim and palm trees were made from the ground to above the door. The wall of the temple was like this.
- Ezekiel 41:25-26 There were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, like those made on the walls. There was a threshold of wood on the face of the porch outside. There were closed windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch. This is how the side rooms of the house and the thresholds were arranged.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:36 For on the plates of the ledges…
1Ki 7:36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
Ver. 36. According to the proportion of every one.] Heb., According to the nakedness; that is, the true resemblance. Truth is like our first parents, most beautiful when naked.
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And additions round about.] Round about the base were certain fillings and finishings, on the uppermost edgings.
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 According to the proportion, or, empty place, i.e. according…
According to the proportion, or, empty place, i.e. according to the bigness of the spaces which were left empty for them, implying that they were smaller than those above mentioned.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain After this manner he made the ten bases,.... This…
After this manner he made the ten bases,.... This was the form and fashion of them as above described:
all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size; they were all cast into the same mould, and were exactly alike in their form, figures, and size, and each weighed 2000 talents, and the weight of a talent was ninety three pounds and upwards, according to Jacob Leon (b).
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(b) Relation of Memorable Things in the Temple, c. 4. p. 21.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The proportion - Or, empty place, that is, according…
The proportion - Or, empty place, that is, according to the bigness of the spaces which were left empty for them, implying that they were smaller than those above mentioned.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain According to the proportion of every one - i.…
According to the proportion of every one - i. e. “as large as the room left for them allowed,” implying that the panels were smaller than those on the sides of the base, and allowed scant room for the representations.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Palm-trees were not expressed, ver. 29. All was in…
Palm-trees were not expressed, ver. 29. All was in relievo, and represented in its natural posture. (Calmet) --- About. One would have taken them to be alive, they were so well executed. Hebrew, "according to the proportion of every one, and added round about," (Haydock) projecting. (Menochius)
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).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 36. Plates of the ledges — Rather, plates of…
36. Plates of the ledges — Rather, plates of the hands; the outer surface of the plates which formed a part of the base-work or supports of the laver. (n n in figure.)
According to the proportion of every one — Better, according to the open space of each. That is, according to the room or space which each afforded for such engravings.
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Additions round about — Garlands. (c c in figure.) See on 1Ki_7:29.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 36. according to the proportion of every one, and…
36. according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about] The word rendered ‘proportion’ means rather any ‘bare space.’ Hence the sense is that the graving was such as the space admitted. So, and to harmonize the final words with the previous verse, we should render ‘according to the space in every one, and with wreaths round about.’
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For on the plates of the ledges hands thereof;…
For on the plates of the ledges hands thereof; and on the borders sides, panels thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion Heb. nakedness, hence naked space, void. The meaning is that he filled all the spaces with carvings of every one, and additions wreaths, festoons round about.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Huram engraved ... He made
Huram engraved ... He made
Huram would have commanded his workers to do this work. AT: "they engraved ... He commanded them to make" (See: Metonymy)
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they were surrounded
Here the word "they" refers to the cherubim, lions, and palm trees.
they were surrounded by wreaths
The word "wreaths" refers to spiral-shaped pieces of bronze. This can be stated in active form. AT: "there were wreaths all around them" (See: Active or Passive)
All of them were cast in the same molds
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Huram cast all of the stands in the same mold" or "They cast all of the stand in the same mold" (See: Active or Passive)
they had one size, and the same shape
"all of the stands were the same size and shape"
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lions
palm
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