1 Kings 7:29
And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
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Gill's Exposition
And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass,.... Flat pieces or planks of brass, on which the wheels stood, and not on the bare floor; so that these wheels seem only to serve as…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
and upon the ledgesthere was a base above The word here rendered -base" differs from that in the two previous verses and so the R.V. has rendered a pedestal. It seems to denote some projection upward…
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