1 Kings 7:35-36
Context7:35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; 1 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, 2 with wreaths 3 all around.
1 Kings 7:29
Context7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. 4
1 Kings 7:32
Context7:32 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 5 high.


[7:35] 1 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] 2 tn Heb “according to the space of each.”
[7:36] 3 tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.
[7:29] 3 tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”
[7:32] 4 tn Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).