1 Kings 7 · Verse 27

1 Kings 7:27

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.
1 Kings 7:27, King James Version

1 Kings 7:27 in other translations

BSBIn addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
WEBHe made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd he made ten bases of brass: four cubits was the length of one base, and the breadth four cubits, and the height three cubits.
BBEAnd he made ten wheeled bases of brass; every one four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Kings 7:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:27-39
27-39. 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. They were all exactly alike in form and size. The lavers which were borne upon them were vessels capable each of holding three hundred gallons of water, upwards of a ton weight. The whole, when full of water, would be no less than two tons [Napier].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 He made ten bases - That is, pedestals, for the ten lavers to rest on.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 7:13-47

The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of…

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1 Kings 7:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמְּכֹנ֛וֹתha.me.kho.Notthe standsH4350
עֶ֖שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235
נְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178
אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'[was] fourH702
בָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520
אֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length ofH753
הַמְּכוֹנָ֣הha.me.kho.Nahthe standH4350
הָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.Chat<the> oneH259
וְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'and [was] fourH702
בָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520
רָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.Bahbreadth itsH7341
וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.Loshand [was] threeH7969
בָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520
קוֹמָתָֽהּ\׃ko.ma.Tahheight itsH6967

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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:27

  • 2 Chronicles 4:14

    He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

  • 2 Kings 25:13

    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.

  • Jeremiah 52:17

    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.

  • 2 Kings 25:16

    The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

  • 1 Kings 7:38

    Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

  • Jeremiah 52:20

    The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ten bases.These highly ornamental bases appear to have been square stands, or immense pedestals, for the purpose of supporting the lavers.
2Ki 25:13,16; 2Ch 4:14; Jer 52:17,20

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Context

  • 1 Kings 7:26

    And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

  • 1 Kings 7:27

    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.

  • 1 Kings 7:28

    And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:

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1 Kings 7:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hizo también diez basas de bronce, siendo la longitud de cada basa de cuatro codos, y la anchura de cuatro codos, y de tres codos la altura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il fit les dix bases d’airain; la longueur d’une base était de quatre coudées, et la largeur, de quatre coudées, et la hauteur, de trois coudées.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er machte die zehn Gestelle von Erz: vier Ellen die Länge eines Gestelles, und vier Ellen seine Breite, und drei Ellen seine Höhe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et fecit decem bases æneas, quatuor cubitorum longitudinis bases singulas, et quatuor cubitorum latitudinis, et trium cubitorum altitudinis.