1 Kings 7:39
And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
1 Kings 7:39 in other translations
| BSB | He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. |
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| WEB | He set the bases, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house. He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward and toward the south. |
| ASV | And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. |
| YLT | and he putteth the five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house, and the sea he hath put on the right side of the house, eastward--over-against the south. |
| DARBY | And he put the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, over against the south. |
| BBE | And he put the bases by the house, five on the right side and five on the left; and he put the great water-vessel on the right side of the house, to the east, facing south. |
| Webster | And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south. |
What does 1 Kings 7:39 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…
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…
1 Kings 7:39 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:39
- 2 Chronicles 4:10
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
- 2 Chronicles 4:6
He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Kings 7:39
And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
- 1 Kings 7:40
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:
1 Kings 7:39 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y puso las cinco basas á la mano derecha de la casa, y las otras cinco á la mano izquierda: y asentó el mar al lado derecho de la casa, al oriente, hacia el mediodía. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il plaça les bases, cinq sur le côté droit de la maison, et cinq sur le côté gauche de la maison. Et il plaça la mer sur le côté droit de la maison, à l’orient, vers le midi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er setzte die Gestelle, fünf auf die rechte Seite des Hauses, und fünf auf die linke Seite des Hauses. Und das Meer setzte er auf die rechte Seite des Hauses ostwärts, gegen Süden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et constituit decem bases, quinque ad dexteram partem templi, et quinque ad sinistram: mare autem posuit ad dexteram partem templi contra orientem ad meridiem. |