1 Kings 7:37

37 After this manner he made ¹the ten stands. All of them were cast alike, of the same measure and the same form.

1 Kings 7:37 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:37

After this manner he made the ten bases
This was the form and fashion of them as above described:

all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size;
they were all cast into the same mould, and were exactly alike in their form, figures, and size, and each weighed 2000 talents, and the weight of a talent was ninety three pounds and upwards, according to Jacob Leon ^F2.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 Relation of Memorable Things in the Temple, c. 4. p. 21.

1 Kings 7:37 In-Context

35 And on the top of the stand there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and its panels were of one piece with it.

36 And on the surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around.

37 After this manner he made the ten stands. All of them were cast alike, of the same measure and the same form.

38 And he made ten basins of bronze. Each basin held forty baths, each basin measured four cubits, and there was a basin for each of the ten stands.

39 And he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house.

Cross References

• 1. [See ver. 27 above]