John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 7:29

"and 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." — 1 Kings 7:29 (ASV)

And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions,
oxen, and cherubims
The figures of them, for ornament sake; the cherubim, being distinguished from lions and oxen might be figures of men, or else of eagles, as Josephus ^F25 , see (Ezekiel 1:10)

and upon the ledges there was a base above ;
a flat piece of brass laid upon the top of the staves or bars:

and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin
work ;
these, according to Dr. Lightfoot ^F26 , whom I chiefly follow in this account, were shelving plates of brass at the bottom of the borders and bars, where the priests washed the sacrifice; the filth of which ran off the easier, through the angle of them.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F25: Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 8. c. 3. sect. 5.)
• F26: Prospect of the Temple, ch. 38. sect. 2.