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I Kings 7:31

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The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 31

As, in the story of David, one chapter of wars and victories follows another, so, in the story of Solomon, one chapter concerning his buildings follows another. In this chapter we have, I. His fitting up several buildings for himself and his own use (Kg1 7:1-12). II. His furnishing the temple which he had built for God, 1. With two pillars (Kg1 7:13-22). 2. With a molten sea (Kg1 7:23-26). 3. With ten basins of brass (Kg1 7:27-37), and ten layers upon them (Kg1 7:38, Kg1 7:39). 4. With all the other utensils of the temple (Kg1 7:40-50). 5. With the things that his father had dedicated (Kg1 7:51). The particular description of these things was not needless when it was written, nor is it now useless.

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Strong's Concordancev. 31

פֶּה (peh, H6310) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);… בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) כֹתֶרֶת (kôthereth, H3805) — the capital of a column מַעַל (maʻal, H4605) — properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from… אַמָּה (ʼammâh, H520) — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a… עָגֹל (ʻâgôl, H5696) — circular מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh, H4639) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication,… כֵּן (kên, H3653) — a stand, i.e. pedestal or station חֵצִי (chêtsîy, H2677) — the half or middle מִקְלַעַת (miqlaʻath, H4734) — a sculpture (probably in bas-relief) מִסְגֶּרֶת (miçgereth, H4526) — something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold רָבַע (râbaʻ, H7251) — to be quadrate

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