1 Kings 7:32

32 The wheels were 25 inches high; they were under the panels, and the axles were of one piece with the carts.

1 Kings 7:32 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:32

And under the borders were four wheels
Not under the borders last mentioned, but those in ( 1 Kings 7:29 ) ,

and the axle trees of the wheels [were] joined to the base;
to the four sides of it:

and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit;
that is, from the plate of brass on which it stood, to the axis or semicircle of it; so that the highest part of the ring being also a cubit and an half, reached to the top of the base, it being but three cubits high, ( 1 Kings 7:27 ) .

1 Kings 7:32 In-Context

30 Each cart had four bronze wheels with bronze axles. At the four corners were bronze supports for a basin; the supports were decorated with spiral figures in relief.

31 There was a circular frame on top for the basin. It projected upward 18 inches from the top of the cart and 7 inches down into it. It had carvings around it.

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.