1 Kings 7:27 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He made ten bronze stands; each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes Solomon having ten bronze stands made for the temple, each measuring about 6 feet by 6 feet by 4.5 feet.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the detailed account of Solomon building the first temple in Jerusalem around 960 BC. The bronze stands were elaborate wheeled carts that would hold basins for ritual washing in the temple courtyard. These were crafted by Hiram, a skilled metalworker from Tyre, as part of the extensive bronze work for the temple.

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1 Kings 7:38

Then he made ten bronze basins for washing. Each basin could hold forty baths of water and was four cubits across. Each of the ten wheeled stands had one basin placed on top of it.

1 Kings 7:35

On top of each base was a round rim that was about nine inches high, and the supports and panels on top of the base were all made from the same piece of metal.

1 Kings 7:31

The opening of each stand had a raised rim that went up about 18 inches, and the opening itself was round like the base design, measuring about 27 inches across. Around the rim were carved decorations with square borders, not round ones.

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