And under the borders [were] four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels [were joined] to the base: and the height of a wheel [was] a cubit and half a cubit.
Ver. 32. And under the borders were four wheels.] Whereby the laver was trusatile sive ambulatorium. See 1 Kings 7:30 .
With the diameter (2 14 ft.) of the wheel here, may be compared that of the earliest Assyrian chariot-wheels, which was under 3 feet; and that of the front wheels seen in representations of Assyrian c...
CHAPTER 7 THE HOUSE OF SOLOMON AND PHARAOH'S DAUGHTERTHE FURNISHINGS OF THE TEMPLE _ 1. The house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:1)_ 2. The royal palace and the house of Pharaoh's daughter (1 K...
1 KINGS 7. SOLOMON'S PALACE (1 KINGS 1-12). THE TEMPLE IMPLEMENTS (1KINGS 13- 51). Twenty years (_cf._ 1 Kings 9:10 with 1 Kings 7:1) was Solomon engaged in building. After completing the Temple he bu...
_And under the borders_[PANELS] _were four wheels_ Better, - THE four wheels." They were so fixed that they might not hide by their upper part any portion of the ornamental panels. _and the axletrees...
C. THE METALLIC OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COURTYARD 7:23-47 Associated with the courtyard of the Temple were the following items: (1) the bronze sea (1 Kings 7:23-26); (2) the bronze stands and basi...
_AND THE WORK OF THE BASES WAS ON THIS MANNER: THEY HAD BORDERS, AND THE BORDERS WERE BETWEEN THE LEDGES:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
SOLOMON'S PALACE This c, besides giving a description of Solomon's palace, contains an account of the principal utensils belonging to the Temple....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 7 SOLOMON’S PALACES V1 Solomon took 13 years to build his palace. V2 The first great hall that he made was called the ‘Hall of the Fores...
(13-50) The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great pillars, bears on the very face of it the most evident marks...
וְ אַרְבַּ֣עַת הָ אֹֽופַנִּ֗ים לְ מִ תַּ֨חַת֙
1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1 THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1;...
THE IDEAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 7:13; 1 Kings 8:12 "The hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father But the hour cometh, and now is, whe...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
VASES AND LAVERS 1 Kings 7:27 In addition to the great molten sea, described in the previous verses, there were ten portable vessels, or vases, that ran on wheels, so that they could be pushed across...
Taking advantage of the treaty with Hiram, Solomon also built a house for himself, the house of the forest of Lebanon, a description of which is given in the commencement of this chapter. It is surely...
_Joined. Yet not so as to be immovable. (Calmet)_...
(27) And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. (28) And the work of the bases was on this manner:...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
It is rather, to my mind, the house of Solomon that prefigures the church, as such, in connection with Christ; the temple, the Father's house on high, where we are brought to dwell. "We are his house...
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...
1 The building of Solomons house. 2 Of the house of Lebanon. 6 Of the porch of pillars. 7 Of the porch of Iudgement. 8 Of the house for Pharaohs daughter. 13 Hirams worke of the two pillars. 23...
And under the borders, beneath the side-panels, WERE FOUR WHEELS; AND THE AXLETREES OF THE WHEELS WERE JOINED TO THE BASE, the wheels were held firmly on their axles by special contrivances; AND THE H...
The Metal Appointment Of The Temple...
THREE MORE HOUSES (vs.1-12) Only one verse speaks of Solomon's own house, which took 13 years to build. However, the order of that house is seen in chapter 10:4-5. This is typical of the Church of Go...
JOINED TO THE BASE: _ Heb._ in the base...
13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises...
No text from Poole on this verse....
1 Kings 7:32 Under H8478 panels H4526 four H702 wheels H212 axles H3027 wheels H212 cart H4350 height H6967 a...
THE FASHIONING OF THE BASES FOR THE LAVERS (1 KINGS 7:27). As well as ‘the Sea' at which priest could wash their hands and feet, there were also to be ten large wash bowls, situated on ten moveable ba...
HIRAM FASHIONS THE MOLTEN SEA AND THE TEN LAVERS WITH THEIR INSTRUMENTS (1 KINGS 7:23). Hiram also fashioned the molten Sea, or Sea made of cast-work. The Hebrew word ‘sea' (yam) is nowhere else in Sc...
THE FURNISHING AND EMBELLISHMENT OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 7:13). The passage is divided into two parts. The first part emphasises that what is described was the work of Hiram, a skilled metalworker and...
CONTENTS: Work on the temple and Solomon's house. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram. CONCLUSION: God who is best should be served and honored with our best. KEY WORD: Work ended, 1 Kings 7:51. STRON...
1 Kings 7:1. _Solomon was thirteen years_ in building his own palace in Jerusalem, because fewer workmen were employed, many of whom were still engaged on the exterior parts of the temple. 1 Kings 7:2...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:23 See note on 2 Chron. 4:2–6. The SEA OF CAST METAL was a large metal basin containing water. It would remind the people of how the Lord created the world out of water ...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 7:13. FETCHED HIRAM OUT OF TYRE—He seems to have been eminent among the artists in metals for which Tyre and Phœnicia were then renowned. This man (of like nam...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS.—The first twelve verses of this chapter constitute a break in the long account of the Temple, its furniture and its consecration...
But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he finished all of his house (1 Kings 7:1). So it shows where his priorities began to turn. Seven years building the house of God, then t...
1 Kings 7:32...