1 Kings 7:31
“And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And under the borders were four wheels,.... Not under the borders last mentioned, but those in Kg1 7:29,
and the axle…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
It seems impossible to determine what is meant by the “mouth” of the laver, or what by its “chapiter.”
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 7:13-47
We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And the mouth of it Here the pronoun must, I think, be referred, as in -corners (feet) thereof" of 1Ki 7:30, to the…