1 Kings 7:27

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Huram also made ten bronze water carts, each 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4-1/2 feet tall.

Context of 1 Kings 7:27

25The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 26It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths. He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high. 28This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights. 29On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim—and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work.

1 Kings 7:27 word by word

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַמְּכֹנ֛וֹת עֶ֖שֶׂר נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֗ה אֹ֚רֶךְ הַמְּכוֹנָ֣ה הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וְאַרְבַּ֤ע בָּֽאַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ בָּאַמָּ֖ה קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• basesמְכוֹנָהmekônâh mekônâh · baseH4350
• of brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• of oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• thereof, and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:27

• 2 Kings 25:13The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
• 2 Chronicles 4:14the stands with their basins;
• Jeremiah 52:17The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:27

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

In the dictionaries

• Laver
• Light
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Ahaz
• Architecture
• Base
• House
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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