1 Kings 7:30

1 Kings 7:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
• New International Version (NIV)Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and at the four corners were supports for a basin. The supports were cast with wreaths at the side of each.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Every cart had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under the laver were supports of cast bronze beside each wreath.

Context of 1 Kings 7:30

28This is how he made the water carts: He made them with bronze sides, which he fixed to bronze bars at the edges. 29There were pictures of lions, bulls and cherubs on the bars and on the edges. There were shapes like leaves above and below the lions and the bulls. Each cart had four bronze wheels fixed to bronze axles. The axles were fixed under each cart at four places. These places had shapes like leaves on each side. 31On the top of the cart there was a round piece which held a bowl. This piece was 50 centimetres deep and 75 centimetres across. Hiram cut pictures into the metal all around it. The bronze sides of the carts were square. They were not round. 32There were four wheels under each cart. They were fixed to axles. The axles and the cart joined together in one piece. Each wheel was 70 centimetres high.

1 Kings 7:30 word by word

וְאַרְבָּעָה֩ אוֹפַנֵּ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת לַמְּכוֹנָ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ וְסַרְנֵ֣י נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה פַעֲמֹתָ֖יו כְּתֵפֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם מִתַּ֤חַת לַכִּיֹּר֙ הַכְּתֵפֹ֣ת יְצֻק֔וֹת מֵעֵ֥בֶר אִ֖ישׁ לֹיֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And everyאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• baseמְכוֹנָהmekônâh mekônâh · baseH4350
• had fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
• and platesסֶ֫רֶןseren · axleH5633
• cornersפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• thereof had undersettersכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• under the laverכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• moltenיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: pourH3332
• at the sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
• of everyאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• additionלֹיָהlôyâh · wreathH3914

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:30

• Ezekiel 1:15I continued to look at the four living things. Each of them had a wheel on the ground at its side.
• Ezekiel 3:13I heard the sound of the living things' wings as they touched each other. I also heard the loud noise of the wheels that were at the side of the living things. It was like the noise of thunder.
• Ezekiel 10:10All the four wheels looked the same. Each wheel had another wheel that went across the middle of it.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Plates of brass - Rather, “brazen axletrees.” The “undersetters” (literally, “shoulders”) are conjectured to have been four brackets, or bars, proceeding from the four upper corners of the bases, and stretching upward to the outer rim of the laver, which thus rested partly upon them. At the side of every addition - Rather, “each opposite garlands.” The laver was ornamented with a garland at the place where the support reached it.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-47Verses 13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God's temple, where we must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-39The ten bronze water carts each held a basin for washing burnt offerings (2 Chronicles 4:6). Five were on each side of the temple. They had wheels, so they could be moved when needed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3927-39. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:30

• Art
• Brass
• Carving
• Chapiter
• Hiram
• Master Workman
• Mechanic
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Laver
• Light
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Ahaz
• Architecture
• Base
• Cherubim (1)
• Corner

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