1 Kings 7 · Verse 29

1 Kings 7:29

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.
1 Kings 7:29, King James Version

1 Kings 7:29 in other translations

BSBand 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.
WEBand on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
ASVand 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.
YLTand on the borders that are between the joinings are lions, oxen, and cherubs, and on the joinings a base above, and beneath the lions and the oxen are additions--sloping work.
DARBYAnd on the panels that were between the fillets were lions, oxen and cherubim; and over the fillets there was a base above; and beneath the lions and oxen were garlands of festoon-work.
BBEAnd on the square sides between the frames were lions, oxen, and winged ones; and the same on the frame; and over and under the lions and the oxen and the winged ones were steps.
WebsterAnd on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.

What does 1 Kings 7:29 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…

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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 7:29 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.

וְעַֽל\־ve.'al-and [were] onH5921
הַמִּסְגְּר֞וֹתha.mis.ge.Rotthe rimsH4526
אֲשֶׁ֣ר\׀'a.SherwhichH834
בֵּ֣יןbein[were] betweenH996
הַשְׁלַבִּ֗יםhash.la.Bimthe cross barsH7948
אֲרָי֤וֹת\׀'a.ra.YotlionsH738
בָּקָר֙ba.Karox[en]H1241
וּכְרוּבִ֔יםu.khe.ru.Vimand cherubimH3742
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [was] onH5921
הַשְׁלַבִּ֖יםhash.la.Bimthe cross barsH7948
כֵּ֣ןkena baseH3653
מִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alfrom aboveH4605
וּמִתַּ֙חַת֙u.mi.Ta.chatand [were] from underH8478
לַאֲרָי֣וֹתla.'a.ra.Yotto [the] lionsH738
וְלַבָּקָ֔רve.la.ba.Karand to the ox[en]H1241
לֹי֖וֹתlo.YotgarlandsH3914
מַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.Seh[the] work ofH4639
מוֹרָֽד\׃mo.RadhangingH4174

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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:29

  • Revelation 5:5

    And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

  • Hosea 5:14

    For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

  • Ezekiel 41:18-19

    And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces; So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.

  • Exodus 37:7

    And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

  • Genesis 3:24

    So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

  • 1 Kings 7:25

    It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

  • Ezekiel 10:14

    And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

  • Revelation 4:6-7

    And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

  • Hebrews 9:5

    And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

  • Exodus 25:18

    And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

  • Ezekiel 1:10

    As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.

  • 1 Kings 6:27

    And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
lions.
25; 6:27; Eze 1:10; 10:14; 41:18,19; Ho 5:14; Re 4:6,7; 5:5
cherubims.
Ge 3:24; Ex 25:18; 37:7; Heb 9:5
certain additions.
1Pe 2:5

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Context

  • 1 Kings 7:28

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

  • 1 Kings 7:29

    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.

  • 1 Kings 7:30

    And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.

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1 Kings 7:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sobre aquellas cintas que estaban entre las molduras, figuras de leones, y de bueyes, y de querubines; y sobre las molduras de la basa, así encima como debajo de los leones y de los bueyes, había unas añadiduras de bajo relieve.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et, sur les panneaux qui étaient entre les baguettes, il y avait des lions, des bœufs, et des chérubins; et sur les baguettes, au-dessus, il y avait un socle; et, au-dessous des lions et des bœufs, il y avait des guirlandes en façon de festons.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und auf den Feldern, die zwischen den Eckleisten waren, waren Löwen, Rinder und Cherubim; und oben auf den Eckleisten ein Untersatz; und unterhalb der Löwen und der Rinder waren Kränze, in Form von Gehängen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et inter coronulas et plectas, leones et boves et cherubim, et in juncturis similiter desuper: et subter leones et boves, quasi lora ex ære dependentia.