1 Kings 7:32-40

32 The wheels were 25 inches high; they were under the panels, and the axles were of one piece with the carts.
33 The wheels were like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of bronze.
34 There were four supports at the bottom corners of each cart, which were of one piece with the cart.
35 There was a 9-inch band around the top of each cart; its supports and the panels were of one piece with the cart.
36 The supports and panels were decorated with figures of winged creatures, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was space for them, with spiral figures all around.
37 This, then, is how the carts were made; they were all alike, having the same size and shape.
38 Huram also made ten basins, one for each cart. Each basin was 6 feet in diameter and held 200 gallons. 1
39 He placed five of the carts on the south side of the Temple, and the other five on the north side; the tank he placed at the southeast corner.
40 Huram also made pots, shovels, and bowls. He completed all his work for King Solomon for the Lord's Temple. This is what he made: The two columns The two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the columns The design of interwoven chains on each capital The 400 bronze pomegranates, in two rows of 100 each around the design on each capital The ten carts The ten basins The tank The twelve bulls supporting the tank The pots, shovels, and bowls All this equipment for the Temple, which Huram made for King Solomon, was of polished bronze.

1 Kings 7:32-40 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 7.38Exodus 30.17-21.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.