It was a handbreadth thick; and the brim of it was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Three thousand baths - See the note on 1 Kings 7:23. It is quite po ible that the text in either this pa age or in Kings has bee…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the thickness ... a cup. — Identical with 1 Kings 7:26.

With flow…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a further account of the furniture of God's house. Both outside and inside, there was that which typified the grace of the gospel and fores…

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