1 Kings 7 · Verse 37

1 Kings 7:37

After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
1 Kings 7:37, King James Version

1 Kings 7:37 in other translations

BSBIn this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
WEBHe made the ten bases in this way: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.
ASVAfter this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.
YLTThus he hath made the ten bases; one casting, one measure, one form, have they all.
DARBYAfter this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, one form.
BBEAll the ten bases were made in this way, after the same design, of the same size and form.
WebsterAfter this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.

What does 1 Kings 7:37 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 7:37 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.

כָּזֹ֣אתka.Zotlike thisH2063
עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.ser[the] tenH6235
הַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.Notthe standsH4350
מוּצָ֨קmu.Tzaka castingH4165
אֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadoneH259
מִדָּ֥הmi.Daha measurementH4060
אַחַ֛ת'a.ChatoneH259
קֶ֥צֶבKe.tzeva shapeH7095
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
לְכֻלָּֽהְנָה\׃\ \סle.khu.La.he.nahfor all of themH3605

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 1 Kings 7:36

    For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.

  • 1 Kings 7:37

    After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.

  • 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.

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1 Kings 7:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De esta forma hizo diez basas fundidas de una misma manera, de una misma medida, y de una misma entalladura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Selon ce modèle il fit les dix bases: toutes d’une même fonte, d’une même mesure, d’une même forme.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auf diese Weise machte er die zehn Gestelle: ein Guß, ein Maß, ein Schnitt für sie alle.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In hunc modum fecit decem bases, fusura una, et mensura, sculpturaque consimili.