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27 He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was 6 feet[a] long, 6 feet[b] wide, and 4½ feet[c] high. 28 The stands were constructed with frames between the joints. 29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubim. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.[d] 30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports.[e] Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths.[f] 31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was 18 inches deep; it had a support that was 27 inches long.[g] On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.[h] 32 The four wheels were under the frames, and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was 27 inches[i] high. 33 The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal. 34 Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.[j] 35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep;[k] there were also supports and frames on top of the stands. 36 He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room,[l] with wreaths[m] all around. 37 He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:27 tn Heb “4 cubits.”
  2. 1 Kings 7:27 tn Heb “4 cubits.”
  3. 1 Kings 7:27 tn Heb “3 cubits.”
  4. 1 Kings 7:29 tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”
  5. 1 Kings 7:30 tn Heb “and four its feet, supports to them.”
  6. 1 Kings 7:30 tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.
  7. 1 Kings 7:31 tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.
  8. 1 Kings 7:31 tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”
  9. 1 Kings 7:32 tn Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).
  10. 1 Kings 7:34 tn Heb “four shoulders to the four sides of each stand, from the stand its shoulders.” The precise meaning of the description is uncertain.
  11. 1 Kings 7:35 tn Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).
  12. 1 Kings 7:36 tn Heb “according to the space of each.”
  13. 1 Kings 7:36 tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

27 He also made ten movable stands(A) of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.[a] 28 This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights. 29 On 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. 30 Each stand(B) had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side. 31 On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit[b] deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half.[c] Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round. 32 The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half. 33 The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.

34 Each stand had four handles, one on each corner, projecting from the stand. 35 At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubit[d] deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of the stand. 36 He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around. 37 This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:27 That is, about 6 feet long and wide and about 4 1/2 feet high or about 1.8 meters long and wide and 1.4 meters high
  2. 1 Kings 7:31 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  3. 1 Kings 7:31 That is, about 2 1/4 feet or about 68 centimeters; also in verse 32
  4. 1 Kings 7:35 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters