1 Kings 7:35

35 At the top of the cart was a band nine inches^[a] high encircling it; also, at the top of the cart, its braces and its frames were one piece with it.

1 Kings 7:35 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:35

And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half
a cubit high
The same with the chapiter, ( 1 Kings 7:31 ) which rose up straight half a cubit, and widening upwards half a cubit more, here called the round compass of it:

and on the top of the base, the ledges thereof and the borders thereof,
were of the same;
of the same piece of brass with the base, all being cast together.

1 Kings 7:35 In-Context

33 The wheels' design was similar to that of chariot wheels: their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.

34 Four supports were at the four corners of each water cart; each support was one piece with the water cart.

35 At the top of the cart was a band nine inches high encircling it; also, at the top of the cart, its braces and its frames were one piece with it.

36 He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of its braces and on its frames, wherever each had space, with encircling wreaths.

37 In this way he made the 10 water carts using the same casting, dimensions, and shape for all of them.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit half a cubit