1Ki 7:27-37 | NETfull | STEP | He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

1 Kings 7:27-37

27 He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet ^{▼▼ Heb “four cubits.”} long, six feet ^{▼▼ Heb “four cubits.”} wide, and four-and-a-half feet ^{▼▼ Heb “three cubits.”} high. 28 The stands were constructed with frames between the joints. 29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ^{▼▼ The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”} 30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. ^{▼▼ The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.} 31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. ^{▼▼ 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.} On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. ^{▼▼ Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”} 32 The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet ^{▼▼ Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).} 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. ^{▼▼ Heb “four shoulders to the four sides of each stand, from the stand its shoulders.” The precise meaning of the description is uncertain.} 35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; ^{▼▼ Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).} there were also supports and frames on top of the stands. 36 He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, ^{▼▼ Heb “according to the space of each.”} with wreaths ^{▼▼ The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.} 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.