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1 Kings 7:24

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 7:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
1 Kings 7:24 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
22And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
23And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.
24And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
25It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.
26And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.
27And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, etc.] Of an oval form, and therefore the Targum calls them figures of eggs; in (<140403>2 Chronicles 4:3) they are said to have the similitude of oxen, being like the heads of oxen, and the other parts oval; or these were in the form of gourds, as sometimes the word is rendered, (<120439>2 Kings 4:39) which had on them the figures of the heads of oxen, and might serve as cocks to let out the water: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about it; and as the circumference was thirty cubits, there must be three hundred of these in the circuit: the knops were cast in two rows when it was cast; for these were cast together…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Knops - literally, “gourds,” - i. e. a boss or ball ornament encircled the rim of the bowl in two rows. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Knops - Carved or molten figures: for this word signifies figures or pictures of all sorts. Ten, &c. - So there were three hundred in all. Cast - Together with the sea; not carved. Two rows - It seems doubtful whether the second row had ten in each cubit, and so there were three hundred more; or, whether the ten were distributed into five in each row. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“knops: Kg1 6:18; Exo 25:31-36, Exo 37:17-22 compassing the sea: Ch2 4:3 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:25”
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