1 Kings 7:29
in 1 Kings 7and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
KJV
And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
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This verse in 1 Kings 7
Commentary
7 notes on this verseBase above - So he calls the upper-most part of the base: for though it was above, yet it was a base to the laver, which stood upon it. Additions - Either as bases for the feet of the said lions and oxen: or, only as farther ornaments.
This site's exposition
ten bases of brass
on 1 Kings 7:27-37
Ten wheeled stands, each carved with lions, oxen, cherubims and palm trees, their wheels made like the work of a chariot wheel, all of them one casting, one measure, and one size. Cherubim, wheels and living faces together read like a first sketch of what Ezekiel later sees in motion, a likeness the commentators draw and the page marks as theirs. The washing apparatus of the house rolls; cleansing in this architecture is designed to move to its work.
This site's exposition
lions, oxen, and cherubim
Lions and oxen are the two animal forms found most often in Assyrian decoration, as Albert Barnes notes. John Wesley reads the pedestal above as the seat of the basin. He takes the wreaths below as ornament.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
But amid these things we must understand that zeal for righteousness should be exercised against the wicked deeds of our neighbors in such a way that the virtue of gentleness is by no means abandoned in the fervor of severity. For the anger of a priest ought never to be hasty and disturbed, but rather tempered with the gravity of deliberation. And so we ought both to bear with those whom we correct and to correct those whom we bear with, lest if one of these two be lacking, the priestly action fail either in fervor or in gentleness.
Hence the surface of the bases was not level at any point, but whichever side one turned, it was carved with mystical figures because the minds of the saints, indeed their whole way of life, displays the charm of the virtues in everything, and not …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he made ten bases of brass--These were trucks or four-wheeled carriages, for the support and conveyance of the lavers. The description of their structure shows that they were elegantly fitted up and skilfully adapted to their purpose. They stood, not on the axles, but on four rests attached to the axles, so that the figured sides were considerably raised above the wheels.
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The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַֽל־ | veal- | and [were] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּסְגְּר֞וֹת | hamisgerot | the rims | H4526 → | 17 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בֵּ֣ין | bein | [were] between | H996 → | 407 times |
| הַשְׁלַבִּ֗ים | hashlabim | the cross bars | H7948 → | 3 times |
| אֲרָי֤וֹת׀ | ʾarayot | lions | H738 → | 80 times |
| בָּקָר֙ | bakar | ox[en] | H1241 → | 183 times |
| וּכְרוּבִ֔ים | ukheruvim | and cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and [was] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַשְׁלַבִּ֖ים | hashlabim | the cross bars | H7948 → | 3 times |
| כֵּ֣ן | ken | a base | H3653 → | |
| מִמָּ֑עַל | mimaal | from above | H4605 → | 140 times |
| וּמִתַּ֙חַת֙ | umitachat | and [were] from under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| לַאֲרָי֣וֹת | laarayot | to [the] lions | H738 → | 80 times |
| וְלַבָּקָ֔ר | velabakar | and to the ox[en] | H1241 → | 183 times |
| לֹי֖וֹת | loyot | garlands | H3914 → | 3 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | maaseh | [the] work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| מוֹרָֽד׃ | morad | hanging | H4174 → |
וְעַֽל־and [were] on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּסְגְּר֞וֹתthe rims
hamisgerotH4526 →17 times
אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בֵּ֣ין[were] between
beinH996 →407 times
הַשְׁלַבִּ֗יםthe cross bars
hashlabimH7948 →3 times
אֲרָי֤וֹת׀lions
ʾarayotH738 →80 times
בָּקָר֙ox[en]
bakarH1241 →183 times
וּכְרוּבִ֔יםand cherubim
ukheruvimH3742 →91 times
וְעַל־and [was] on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
הַשְׁלַבִּ֖יםthe cross bars
hashlabimH7948 →3 times
כֵּ֣ןa base
kenH3653 →
מִמָּ֑עַלfrom above
mimaalH4605 →140 times
וּמִתַּ֙חַת֙and [were] from under
umitachatH8478 →505 times
לַאֲרָי֣וֹתto [the] lions
laarayotH738 →80 times
וְלַבָּקָ֔רand to the ox[en]
velabakarH1241 →183 times
לֹי֖וֹתgarlands
loyotH3914 →3 times
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה[the] work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
מוֹרָֽד׃hanging
moradH4174 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Romans 15:12
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
- Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- Isaiah 11:1
Through
Ezekiel 1:10The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side,…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 10:14
Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
- Revelation 4:7
The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
- Ezekiel 10:14
Through
Genesis 3:24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
it leads to
- Hebrews 1:7
Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
- Hebrews 1:7
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Of the Temple of Solomon 2.20.5; F. W. Farrar, The First Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); Gregory the Dialogist, Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 17; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Kings.