1 Kings 7:27
New International Version
He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.

New Living Translation
Huram also made ten bronze water carts, each 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 1 / 2 feet tall.

English Standard Version
He also made the ten stands of bronze. Each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

Berean Standard Bible
In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
He also made ten carts of bronze; four cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.

New American Standard Bible
Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits, its width four cubits, and its height was three cubits.

NASB 1995
Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits.

NASB 1977
Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits.

Amplified Bible
Then Hiram made ten bronze stands [for smaller basins]; the length of each stand was four cubits, its width was four cubits and its height was three cubits.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he made ten bronze water carts. Each water cart was 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 1 /2 feet high.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he made 10 bronze water carts. Each water cart was six feet long, six feet wide, and 4 1/2 feet high.

American Standard Version
And he made the 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.

Contemporary English Version
Hiram made ten movable bronze stands, each one over a meter high, almost two meters long, and almost two meters wide.

English Revised Version
And he made the 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He made ten bronze stands. Each stand was 6 feet square and 4 1/2 feet high.

Good News Translation
Huram also made ten bronze carts; each was 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4� feet high.

International Standard Version
Hiram also made ten bronze water carts. Each one was four cubits wide, four cubits long, and three cubits high.

Majority Standard Bible
In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

NET Bible
He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

New Heart English Bible
He made the ten bases of bronze; six feet and eleven inches was the length of one base, and six feet and eleven inches its breadth, and five feet and two inches its height.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth of it, and three cubits the hight of it.

World English Bible
He made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he makes the ten bases of bronze; the length of the one base [is] four by the cubit, and its breadth [is] four by the cubit, and its height [is] three by the cubit.

Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh the ten bases of brass; four by the cubit is the length of the one base, and four by the cubit its breadth, and three by the cubit its height.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will make ten bases of brass, four by the cubit the length of the one base, and four by the cubit its breadth, and three by the cubit its height.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made ten bases of brass, every base was four cubits in length, and four cubits in breadth, and three cubits high.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he made ten bases of brass: each base was four cubits in length, and four cubits in width, and three cubits in height.

New American Bible
He also made ten stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four wide, and three high.

New Revised Standard Version
He also made the ten stands of bronze; each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits its breadth, and three cubits the height of it.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of each base, and four cubits its width and three cubits its height.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he made the 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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he made ten brazen bases: five cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth of it, and its height was six cubits.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Ten Bronze Stands
27In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. 28This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,…

Cross References
Exodus 38:8
Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

2 Chronicles 4:14
the stands; the basins on the stands;

2 Chronicles 4:6
He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.

1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

1 Kings 7:23-26
He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ...

2 Chronicles 4:1-5
He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. / He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. ...

Exodus 30:18-21
“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, / with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet. / Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. ...

1 Kings 7:38-39
He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. / He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.

2 Chronicles 4:11
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:

2 Chronicles 4:15-16
the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; / and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.

1 Kings 7:40-45
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: / the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); ...

1 Kings 7:13-14
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

2 Chronicles 3:15-17
In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. / He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.

1 Kings 6:15-18
He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. ...

1 Kings 6:29-30
Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. / And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

2 Kings 25:13,16
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon…

2 Chronicles 4:14
He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

Jeremiah 52:17,20
Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon…

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1 Kings 7
1. The building of Solomon's house
2. Of the house of Lebanon
6. Of the porch of pillars
7. Of the porch of judgment
8. Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter
13. Hiram's work of the two pillars,
23. Of the molten sea
27. Of the ten bases
38. Of the ten lavers
40. and all the vessels














He also made
This phrase indicates the continuation of Solomon's extensive building projects, particularly for the temple. The Hebrew root for "made" is עָשָׂה (asah), which means to do, fashion, or accomplish. This reflects the industrious nature of Solomon's reign, emphasizing his role as a builder and organizer, fulfilling God's promise to David that his son would build the temple (1 Chronicles 22:9-10).

ten bronze stands
The number ten often symbolizes completeness or divine order in the Bible. The use of bronze, a durable and strong metal, signifies strength and endurance. In the context of the temple, bronze is associated with judgment and sacrifice, as seen in the bronze altar. These stands were part of the temple's furnishings, highlighting the meticulous care and divine inspiration in their design, as instructed by God.

each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high
The specific dimensions indicate precision and order, reflecting God's nature as a God of order. A cubit, approximately 18 inches, was a standard unit of measure in ancient Israel. The dimensions suggest a square base, symbolizing stability and balance. The height of three cubits may symbolize divine completeness, as the number three often represents the divine in biblical numerology. These measurements underscore the importance of following God's detailed instructions, as seen in the construction of the tabernacle and later the temple, ensuring that every aspect of worship was conducted in holiness and reverence.

(27-29) The smaller lavers of brass for washing the sacrifices, and the movable bases on which they rested, are described still more elaborately. Some of the details of the description are obscure, and it is clear that our translators were very much at fault about them. Generally, however, it appears that each base was a kind of hollow chest, 6 feet square on plan, and 4� feet high, having at the angles pilasters or fillets ("ledges" in 1Kings 7:28), with panels on each side ("borders" in 1Kings 7:28), ornamented with "lions, oxen, and cherubims," below which hung festoons of thin metal-work--("certain additions made of thin work," in 1Kings 7:29). Each base was set on four brazen wheels with brazen axles ("plates" in 1Kings 7:30) only 27 inches high, and with naves, felloes, and spokes, all cast in brass. On each base was a convex circular stand (1Kings 7:35), with a "mouth," or circular opening (apparently "the chapiter" of 1Kings 7:31), upon which, or over which, the laver stood. This was nine inches high, ornamented with carvings of "cherubims, lions, and palm-trees." From the four corners of the upper surface of the base sprang "undersetters," apparently brackets helping to support the laver, which rested above the "mouth" of the convex stand, and to keep it fast in its place (1Kings 7:30; 1Kings 7:34). The laver was 6 feet in diameter, and held 40 baths, or about 360 gallons. The whole stood high, no doubt to bring it nearly on a level with the brazen altar, which was 15 feet high. In form, perhaps, each laver was a smaller copy of the molten sea. Of the whole a conjectural description and sketch are given in the Dictionary of the Bible, art. LAVERS. . . . Verse 27. - And he made ten bases [or stands, מְכונות, from כּוּן, erectus stetit. The description of both the bases and the layers which they supported (vers. 27-39) is extremely obscure. We know, however, that the bases (as the name implies) were simply stands or pediments for the lavers] of brass; four cubits was the length of one base and four cubits the breadth thereof; and three cubits the height of it [they were rectangular, or box shaped, six feet square and four and a half feet high.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In addition, he made
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

ten
עֶ֖שֶׂר (‘e·śer)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

movable stands
הַמְּכֹנ֛וֹת (ham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4350: A fixed resting place, base

of bronze,
נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

each
הָֽאֶחָ֔ת (hā·’e·ḥāṯ)
Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

four
אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 702: Four

cubits
בָּאַמָּ֗ה (bā·’am·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

long,
אֹ֚רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 753: Length

four
וְאַרְבַּ֤ע (wə·’ar·ba‘)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 702: Four

cubits
בָּֽאַמָּה֙ (bā·’am·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

wide,
רָחְבָּ֔הּ (rā·ḥə·bāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7341: Breadth, width

and three
וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ (wə·šā·lōš)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

cubits
בָּאַמָּ֖ה (bā·’am·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

high.
קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ (qō·w·mā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6967: Height


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