New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 7:27
27Then 1he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was 2four cubits, its width four cubits, and its height was three cubits.
1 Kings 7:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He also made the ten stands of bronze. Each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also made ten carts of bronze; four cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
Context of 1 Kings 7:27
25It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. 26And it was a hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits, its width four cubits, and its height was three cubits. 28This was the design of the stands: they had borders, that is, borders between the crossbars, 29and on the borders which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the crossbars there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
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וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַמְּכֹנ֛וֹת עֶ֖שֶׂר נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֗ה אֹ֚רֶךְ הַמְּכוֹנָ֣ה הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וְאַרְבַּ֤ע בָּֽאַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ בָּאַמָּ֖ה קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
- he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- standsמְכוֹנָהmekônâh mekônâh · baseH4350
- of bronzeנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- of eachאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- its widthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- and its heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
- was threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:27
- 2 Kings 25:13Now the Chaldeans smashed to pieces the bronze pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the bronze Sea which were in the house of the Lord, and carried the bronze to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 4:14He also made the stands and he made the basins on the stands,
- Jeremiah 52:17Now the bronze pillars which belonged to the house of the Lord and the stands and the bronze sea, which were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans smashed to pieces and carried all their bronze to Babylon.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27He made ten bases - That is, pedestals, for the ten lavers to rest on.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Ten bases of brass - These were for the ten lavers (1 Kings 7:38. See 2 Chronicles 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 1 Kings 7:38, or about 340 gallons.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
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Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 7:27 1 Kin 7:38; 2 Kin 25:13; 2 Chr 4:14 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 7:27 About 6 ft. long and wide and 4.5 ft. high or 1.8 m and 1.4 m ↩
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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