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.
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Gill's Exposition
And the work of the bases was on this manner,.... The following was the form in which they were made:
they had borders; plates of brass all around them, which enclosed them:
and the borders were…
Barnes' Notes
Ten bases of brass - These were for the ten lavers (1Ki 7:38. See 2Ch 4:6). In general terms the bases were square stands, 6 feet each way, and 4 12 feet high, elaborately ornamented on their four…
Adam Clarke
He made ten bases - That is, pedestals, for the ten lavers to rest on.
We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David preparing for the temple iron for things of iron, Ch1 29:2. What those things were…
Cambridge Bible
Of the ten bases, and the lavers upon them (2Ch 4:6)
27. ten bases of brass These were stands for the ten lavers mentioned below. See 1Ki 7:38.
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