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31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was 18 inches deep; it had a support that was 27 inches long.[a] On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.[b] 32 The four wheels were under the frames, and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was 27 inches[c] high. 33 The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:31 tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.
  2. 1 Kings 7:31 tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”
  3. 1 Kings 7:32 tn Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).