Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 7:15-32
15He castH6696 twoH8147 pillarsH5982 of bronzeH5178, eachH259 eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520 highH6967 and twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 in circumferenceH2339H5437.1 16He also madeH6213 twoH8147 capitalsH3805 of castH4165 bronzeH5178 to setH5414 onH5921 topH7218 of the pillarsH5982, each capitalH3805 fiveH2568 cubitsH520 highH6967.2 17For the capitalsH3805 onH5921 topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 he madeH4639 a networkH7639 of latticeH7639, with wreathsH1434 ofH4639 chainworkH8333, sevenH7651 forH259 each capitalH3805.3
18Likewise, he madeH6213 the pillarsH5982 with twoH8147 rowsH2905 of pomegranatesH7416 aroundH5439H5921 each gratingH7639 to coverH3680 each capitalH3805 atopH5921H7218 the pillars. 19And the capitalsH3805 atopH5921H7218 the pillarsH5982 in the porticoH197 were shapedH4639 like liliesH7799, fourH702 cubitsH520 high.4 20OnH5921 the capitalsH3805 of bothH8147 pillarsH5982, justH5980 aboveH4605 the rounded projectionH990 next toH5676 the networkH7639, were the two hundredH3967 pomegranatesH7416 in rowsH2905 encirclingH5439H5921 each capitalH3805H8145.
21Thus he set upH6965 the pillarsH5982 at the porticoH197 of the templeH1964. The pillarH5982 to the southH3233 he namedH7121 JachinH3199,5 and the pillarH5982 to the northH8042 he namedH7121 BoazH1162.6 22AndH5921 the topsH7218 of the pillarsH5982 were shapedH4639 like liliesH7799. So the workH4399 of the pillarsH5982 was completedH8552.
23He also madeH6213 the SeaH3220 of cast metalH4165. It was circular in shapeH5696H5439, measuring tenH6235 cubitsH520 from rimH8193 toH5704 rim, fiveH2568 cubitsH520 in heightH6967, and thirtyH7970 cubitsH520 in circumferenceH6961H5437.7 24BelowH8478 the rimH8193, ornamental budsH6497 encircledH5439H5437 itH853, tenH6235 per cubitH520 all the wayH5362 aroundH5439 the SeaH3220, castH3332 in twoH8147 rowsH2905 as a part ofH3333 the Sea.
25The Sea stoodH5975 onH5921 twelveH8147H6240 oxenH1241, threeH7969 facingH6437 northH6828, threeH7969 facingH6437 westH3220, threeH7969 facingH6437 southH5045, and threeH7969 facingH6437 eastH4217. The Sea rested on themH5921H4605, with allH3605 their hindquartersH268 toward the centerH1004. 26It was a handbreadthH2947 thickH5672,8 and its rimH8193 was fashionedH4639 like the brimH8193 of a cupH3563, like a lilyH7799 blossomH6525. It could holdH3557 two thousandH505 bathsH1324.9
27In addition, he madeH6213 tenH6235 movable standsH4350 of bronzeH5178, eachH259 fourH702 cubitsH520 longH753, fourH702 cubitsH520 wideH7341, and threeH7969 cubitsH520 highH6967.10
28ThisH2088 was the designH4639 of the standsH4350: They had side panelsH4526 attachedH996 to uprightsH7948, 29and onH5921 the panelsH4526 betweenH996 the uprightsH7948 were lionsH738, oxenH1241, and cherubimH3742. OnH5921 the uprightsH7948 was a pedestalH3653 aboveH4605, and belowH8478 the lionsH738 and oxenH1241 were wreathsH3914 of beveledH4174 workH4639.
30EachH259 standH4350 had fourH702 bronzeH5178 wheelsH212 with bronzeH5178 axlesH5633 and a basinH3595 resting onH3802 fourH702 supportsH6471H3802, with wreathsH3914 at eachH376 sideH5676. 31The openingH6310 to each stand insideH1004 the crownH3805 at the topH4605 was one cubitH520 deep,11 with a roundH5696 openingH6310 like the designH4639 of a pedestalH3653, a cubitH520 and a halfH2677 wide.12 AndH1571 aroundH5921 its openingH6310 were engravingsH4734, but the panels of the stands wereH4526 squareH7251, notH3808 roundH5696.
32There were fourH702 wheelsH212 underH8478 the panelsH4526, and the axlesH3027 of the wheelsH212 were attached to the standH4350; eachH259 wheelH212 was a cubitH520 and a halfH2677H520 in diameterH6967.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 7:15 Each pillar was approximately 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference (8.2 meters high and 5.5 meters in circumference). ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 7:16 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters. ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 7:17 Hebrew; LXX one for each capital ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 7:19 4 cubits is approximately 6 feet or 1.8 meters; also in verse 38. ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 7:21 Jachin probably means He establishes. ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz probably means in Him is strength. ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 7:23 The Sea was approximately 15 feet from rim to rim, 7.5 feet in height, and 45 feet in circumference (4.6 meters from rim to rim, 2.3 meters in height, and 13.7 meters in circumference). ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 7:26 A handbreadth is approximately 2.9 inches or 7.4 centimeters. ↩
- 9. 1 Kings 7:26 2,000 baths is approximately 11,600 gallons or 44,000 liters; LXX does not include this sentence. ↩
- 10. 1 Kings 7:27 The stands were approximately 6 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (1.8 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high). ↩
- 11. 1 Kings 7:31 One cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. ↩
- 12. 1 Kings 7:31 A cubit and a half is approximately 2.25 feet or 68.6 centimeters wide; similarly in verse 32. ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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