1 Kings 7:29

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ¹ 

1 Kings 7:32

7:32 The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet ²  high.

1 Kings 7:35-36

7:35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; ³  there were also supports and frames on top of the stands. 7:36 He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, ⁴  with wreaths ⁵  all around.

[7:29]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

[7:32]  ² tn Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).

[7:35]  ³ tn Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).

[7:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the space of each.”

[7:36]  ⁵ tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.