Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Plates of brass - This should be translated as “brazen axletrees.”

The “undersetters” (literally, “shoulders”) are thought to have bee…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great pillars, clearl…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass ,
&c.] Flat pieces or planks of brass, on which the wheel…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Some think the two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple were to teach those who came to worship to depend on God alone for strength and establ…