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1 Kings 7:34

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 7:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base: the undersetters thereof were of the base itself.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base: the undersetters thereof were of the base itself.
1 Kings 7:34 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31And the mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also upon the mouth of it were gravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round.
32And 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.
33And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their felloes, and their spokes, and their naves, were all molten.
34And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base: the undersetters thereof were of the base itself.
35And in the top of the base was there a round compass half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the panels thereof were of the same.
36And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.
37After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.
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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 there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base, etc.] Or pillars, as in (<110730>1 Kings 7:30) and the undersetters were of the base itself; they were cast together, and of the same piece of metal with it.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The undersetters were cast with the base, not afterward attached to it, and were therefore stronger and better able to support the laver. 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
“Of the base - Not only of the same matter, but of the same piece, being cast with it. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:36”
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