1 Kings 7:32
New International Version
The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half.

New Living Translation
Under the panels were four wheels that were connected to axles that had been cast as one unit with the cart. The wheels were 2 1 / 4 feet in diameter

English Standard Version
And the four wheels were underneath the panels. The axles of the wheels were of one piece with the stands, and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

Berean Standard Bible
There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.

King James Bible
And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

New King James Version
Under the panels were the four wheels, and the axles of the wheels were joined to the cart. The height of a wheel was one and a half cubits.

New American Standard Bible
The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

NASB 1995
The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

NASB 1977
And the four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

Amplified Bible
Underneath the borders were four wheels, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

Christian Standard Bible
There were four wheels under the frames, and the wheel axles were part of the water cart; each wheel was twenty-seven inches tall.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There were four wheels under the frames, and the wheel axles were part of the water cart; each wheel was 27 inches tall.

American Standard Version
And the four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

Contemporary English Version
and the wheels and axles were underneath them. The wheels were about 68 centimeters high

English Revised Version
And the four wheels were underneath the borders; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles were attached to the stand. Each wheel was two feet high.

Good News Translation
The wheels were 25 inches high; they were under the panels, and the axles were of one piece with the carts.

International Standard Version
The four wheels were placed underneath the borders, and the axles for the wheels were on the stand. Each wheel stood one and a half cubits high.

Majority Standard Bible
There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.

NET Bible
The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet high.

New Heart English Bible
The four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axles of the wheels were in the base: and the height of a wheel was two feet and seven inches.

Webster's Bible Translation
And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the hight of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

World English Bible
The four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axles of the wheels were in the base. The height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the four wheels [are] under the borders, and the spokes of the wheels [are] in the base, and the height of the one wheel [is] a cubit and half a cubit.

Young's Literal Translation
And the four wheels are under the borders, and the spokes of the wheels are in the base, and the height of the one wheel is a cubit and half a cubit.

Smith's Literal Translation
And four wheels beneath to the borders; and hands of the wheels in the base: and the height of the one wheel a cubit and half of the cubit.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the four wheels, which were at the four corners of the base, were joined one to another under the base: the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the four wheels, which were at the four corners of the base, were joined to one another under the base. The height of one wheel held one cubit and a half.

New American Bible
The four wheels were below the paneling, and the axletrees of the wheels and the stand were of one piece. Each wheel was a cubit and a half high.

New Revised Standard Version
The four wheels were underneath the borders; the axles of the wheels were in the stands; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And under each border were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And there were four wheels from beneath for the prominences, and the hands of the wheels on each base and the height of each wheel was a cubit and a half cubit.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the four wheels were underneath the borders; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the height of one wheel was a cubit and a half.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Ten Bronze Stands
31The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round. 32There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter. 33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.…

Cross References
Exodus 25:12-15
Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. / And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. / Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it. ...

2 Chronicles 4:14-16
the stands; the basins on the stands; / the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; / and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.

1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

1 Kings 10:16-17
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. / He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 3:3-4
The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 9:15-16
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. / He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

Ezekiel 1:15-21
When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. / The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel. / As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved. ...

Ezekiel 10:9-13
Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. / As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. / When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. ...

1 Chronicles 28:14-18
the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service; / the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand; / the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables; ...

2 Chronicles 2:7
Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

2 Chronicles 3:10-13
In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold. / The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. ...

2 Chronicles 4:11-12
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: / the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;

Revelation 1:12-15
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. ...

Revelation 4:6-8
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Revelation 21:12-14
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.


Treasury of Scripture

And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

joined to the base [heb] in the base

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1 Kings 7
1. The building of Solomon's house
2. Of the house of Lebanon
6. Of the porch of pillars
7. Of the porch of judgment
8. Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter
13. Hiram's work of the two pillars,
23. Of the molten sea
27. Of the ten bases
38. Of the ten lavers
40. and all the vessels














Each wheel
The wheels mentioned here are part of the elaborate design of the ten bronze stands made by Hiram for Solomon's temple. In the Hebrew text, the word for "wheel" is "אוֹפַן" (ophan), which signifies a circular object used for movement. The use of wheels in the temple's design reflects the advanced craftsmanship and engineering of the time, symbolizing the dynamic and moving presence of God among His people. Wheels in biblical literature often represent divine movement and the ability to reach all corners of the earth, as seen in Ezekiel's vision of the wheels within wheels.

was four cubits high
A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to the length of a forearm, about 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, each wheel being four cubits high indicates a substantial size, emphasizing the grandeur and majesty of the temple furnishings. The height of the wheels suggests stability and strength, qualities that are fitting for the house of God. This detail underscores the importance of precision and excellence in the service and worship of the Lord.

and one cubit wide
The width of the wheel, being one cubit, indicates a proportionate and balanced design. In biblical symbolism, balance and proportion often reflect divine order and harmony. The careful attention to measurements in the temple's construction serves as a reminder of God's orderliness and the importance of following His divine blueprint in our lives. It also highlights the meticulous care that went into creating a dwelling place for God's presence.

and they were all of the same size
Uniformity in the size of the wheels signifies unity and consistency in the service of God. This detail reflects the biblical principle that God is not a God of chaos but of peace and order (1 Corinthians 14:33). The consistency in the design of the temple's furnishings serves as a metaphor for the unity and harmony that should characterize the community of believers. It reminds us that in the body of Christ, though we have different roles and functions, we are all equal in value and purpose before God.

Verse 32. - And under the borders [i.e., panels] were four [Heb. the four i.e., those mentioned in ver. 30] wheels ["The wheels reached no higher than that portion of the sides of the base which was ornamented with garlands" (Rawlinson). It would be more correct to say that the wheels did not cover any portion of the sides; they were under them]; and the axletrees [Heb. hands, as holding the wheel to the base or stand. Axletrees is altogether misleading. The hands were the parts connecting the wheels and axles] of the wheels were joined to [Heb. in, as marg.] the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. [i.e., 27 inches.]

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
There were four
וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת (wə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 702: Four

wheels
הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗ים (hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 212: A wheel

under
לְמִתַּ֙חַת֙ (lə·mit·ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-l, Preposition-m
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the panels,
לַֽמִּסְגְּר֔וֹת (lam·mis·gə·rō·wṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4526: Something enclosing, a margin, a stronghold

and the axles
וִיד֥וֹת (wî·ḏō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the wheels
הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים (hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 212: A wheel

were attached to the stand;
בַּמְּכוֹנָ֑ה (bam·mə·ḵō·w·nāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4350: A fixed resting place, base

each
הָאֶחָ֔ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

wheel
הָאוֹפַ֣ן (hā·’ō·w·p̄an)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 212: A wheel

[was] a cubit
אַמָּ֖ה (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

and a half
וַחֲצִ֥י (wa·ḥă·ṣî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

in diameter.
וְקוֹמַת֙ (wə·qō·w·maṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6967: Height


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