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Meticulous Craftsmanship
Commentators explain that this verse describes the intricate support system for the lavers, including wheels, axles, and "undersetters" (shoulders or brackets). This level of detail highlights the immense skill and careful engineering that went into creating the Temple's furnishings, which were designed to be stationary and stable.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 7:30
18th Century
Theologian
Plates of brass - This should be translated as “brazen axletrees.”
The “undersetters” (literally, “shoulders”) are thought to have bee…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 7:13–50
19th Century
Bishop
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
On 1 Kings 7:30
17th Century
Pastor
And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass ,
&c.] Flat pieces or planks of brass, on which the wheel…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 7:13–47
17th Century
Minister
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…