1 Kings 7:32

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 of the wheelswere joined to the base More literally, were in the base. That is they formed a portion of the casting. The Hebrew word here is different from that rendered -axles" in 1 Kings 7:30. This word is literally -hands" and no doubt signifies some kind of -holder" or support by which the wheels were kept in place. If the -shoulders" of 1 Kings 7:30 also belong to the wheels they must have been made doubly secure.