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The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the work of the wheels <i>was</i> like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, <i>were</i> all molten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The workmanship of the wheels <i>was</i> like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs <i>were</i> all of cast <i>bronze.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The workmanship of the wheels <i>was</i> like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs <i>were</i> all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the workmanship of the wheels <i>was</i> like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs <i>were</i> all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the workmanship of the wheels <i>was</i> like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs <i>were</i> all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The wheels were made like a chariot wheel: their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wheels’ design was similar to that of chariot wheels: their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wheels&#8217 design was similar to that of chariot wheels: their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and looked like chariot wheels. The axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were made out of bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The wheels were made like chariot wheels. The axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all cast metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The wheels were like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The wheels resembled those of a chariot, with their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs made of cast bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axles, and their rims, and their spokes, and their naves, were all molten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their fellies, and their spokes, were all molten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast metal. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the work of the wheels [is] as the work of the wheel of a chariot, their spokes, and their axles, and their felloes, and their naves; the whole [is] molten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the work of the wheels is as the work of the wheel of a chariot, their spokes, and their axles, and their felloes, and their naves; the whole is molten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the work of the wheels as the work of a wheel of the chariot: their hands and their backs and their joinings and their gatherings all cast.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they were such wheels as are used to be made in a chariot: and their axletrees, and spokes, and strakes, and naves, were all east. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now these were the kind of wheels such as are often made for a chariot. And their axels, and spokes, and tires, and centers were all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their axletrees, rims, spokes, and hubs were all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel; their axletrees and their spokes and their rims and their hubs were all cast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the work of the wheels was like the work of the wheels of chariots, and their hands and their sides and their ornaments and their beauty was the work of smelting.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the work of the wheels <i>was</i> as the work of chariot wheels: their axles, and their felloes, and <i>the rest of</i> their work, <i>were</i> all molten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/7-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2631" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">The Ten Bronze Stands</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>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. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">The wheels</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ū·ma·‘ă·śêh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">were made</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: kə·ma·‘ă·śêh (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: ham·mer·kā·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">chariot</a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: ’ō·w·p̄an (N-msc) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">wheels;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏō·w·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">their axles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1354.htm" title="1354: wə·ḡab·bê·hem (Conj-w:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- A back. ">rims,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2839.htm" title="2839: wə·ḥiš·šu·qê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Spoke (of a wheel). From chashaq; conjoined, i.e. A wheel-spoke or rod connecting the hub with the rim.">spokes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2840.htm" title="2840: wə·ḥiš·šu·rê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A nave, hub (of a wheel). From an unused root meaning to bind together; combined, i.e. The nave or hub of a wheel.">and hubs</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">were all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: mū·ṣāq (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">of cast metal.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-12.htm">Exodus 25:12-15</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">2 Chronicles 4:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15-21</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">1 Kings 6:36</a></span><br />Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17</a></span><br />Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-16.htm">1 Kings 10:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-15.htm">2 Chronicles 9:15-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Jeremiah 52:20-23</a></span><br />As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure. / Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. / The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-29.htm">1 Kings 7:29-30</a></span><br />and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. / Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-13.htm">2 Chronicles 4:13</a></span><br />the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">1 Kings 7:38-39</a></span><br />He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. / He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">2 Chronicles 4:2-5</a></span><br />He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">1 Kings 7:23-26</a></span><br />He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">2 Chronicles 4:12</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40-45</a></span><br />Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: / 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; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Ezekiel 1:16,18</a></b></br> The appearance of the wheels and their work <i>was</i> like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work <i>was</i> as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Axles</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Axletrees</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-30.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Edges</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">Forming</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Liquid</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-30.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-30.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-25.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">Points</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Rims</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Spokes</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Wheel</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Workmanship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-30.htm">Axles</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Axletrees</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-37.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/job/38-13.htm">Edges</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-13.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-34.htm">Forming</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-46.htm">Liquid</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-13.htm">Points</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Rims</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-35.htm">Spokes</a> <a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Wheel</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-47.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">Work</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">Workmanship</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">The building of Solomon's house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Of the house of Lebanon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Of the porch of pillars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Of the porch of judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram's work of the two pillars,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Of the molten sea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Of the ten bases</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Of the ten lavers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">and all the vessels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The comparison to chariot wheels suggests durability and functionality, emphasizing the craftsmanship involved. Chariots are frequently mentioned in the Bible, such as in <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Exodus 14:7</a>, where Pharaoh's chariots pursued the Israelites. This connection highlights the importance of mobility and strength, both in warfare and in the construction of the temple furnishings.<p><b>their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs</b><br>These components are essential for the structural integrity and function of a wheel. The detailed description indicates the complexity and precision of the work, reflecting the high standards set for the temple's construction. This attention to detail mirrors the meticulous instructions given for the building of the tabernacle in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-31</a>, where every element had a specific purpose and design. The craftsmanship here can be seen as a reflection of God's order and perfection.<p><b>were all of cast metal.</b><br>Casting metal was a sophisticated process in ancient times, requiring skill and knowledge. The use of cast metal signifies strength and permanence, suitable for the temple's sacred purpose. This method of construction is consistent with other biblical references to metalwork, such as the bronze altar and the bronze sea in <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">1 Kings 7:23-26</a>. The use of metal also symbolizes refinement and purity, akin to the refining process described in <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a>, where God purifies His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who commissioned the building of the temple and his palace, including the detailed work described in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hiram.htm">Hiram</a></b><br>A skilled craftsman from Tyre, brought in by Solomon to oversee the construction of the temple's furnishings, including the wheels mentioned in this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, built by Solomon in Jerusalem, which included various intricate and symbolic furnishings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bronze_sea.htm">The Bronze Sea</a></b><br>A large basin in the temple complex, supported by the wheels and stands described in this passage, used for ceremonial washing by the priests.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple was built, serving as the spiritual and political center of Israel during Solomon's reign.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>The intricate design of the temple furnishings, including the wheels, reflects the importance of detail and excellence in our worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_movement.htm">Symbolism of Movement</a></b><br>The wheels symbolize movement and readiness, reminding us to be prepared and willing to move in obedience to God's direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/craftsmanship_as_worship.htm">Craftsmanship as Worship</a></b><br>The work of skilled craftsmen like Hiram highlights the value of using our God-given talents and skills in service to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_worship.htm">The Role of Community in Worship</a></b><br>The construction of the temple involved many people working together, illustrating the importance of community and collaboration in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_the_details.htm">God's Presence in the Details</a></b><br>Just as God's presence was symbolized in the temple's design, we are reminded that He is present in the details of our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_2_7_contradict_jesus'_sonship.htm">Does Psalm 2:7 contradict the exclusive claim of Jesus' divine sonship by calling the king 'begotten' as well?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">the</span> chariot, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the ordinary chariot]: their axletrees [Heb. hands], and their naves [Gesenius understands rims. He derives <span class="hebrew">גַּב</span> <span class="accented">gibbus</span>, from <span class="hebrew">גָּבַב</span> <span class="accented">curvatus est</span>] <span class="accented">,<span class="cmt_word"></span> and their felloes</span> [or <span class="accented">fellies</span>, as the word is now written. These axe the parts which compose the circumference of the wheel; but Gesen. translates <span class="accented">spokes</span>, because they are the joinings (<span class="hebrew">חַָשק</span> <span class="accented">conjunxit</span>) of nave and rim] <span class="cmt_word">and their spokes</span> [<span class="hebrew">חִשֻּׁרִים</span> Gesen. would render <span class="accented">naves</span>, because the spokes <span class="accented">collect</span> at that part], were all molten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/7-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The wheels</span><br /><span class="heb">הָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_212.htm">Strong's 212: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were made</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chariot</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mer·kā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wheels;</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹפַ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·p̄an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_212.htm">Strong's 212: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their axles,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדוֹתָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rims,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַבֵּיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡab·bê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1354.htm">Strong's 1354: </a> </span><span class="str2">The back, the top, rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spokes,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥiš·šu·qê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2839.htm">Strong's 2839: </a> </span><span class="str2">Conjoined, a wheel-spoke, rod connecting the hub with the rim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hubs</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥiš·šu·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2840.htm">Strong's 2840: </a> </span><span class="str2">Combined, the nave, hub of a, wheel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were all</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of cast metal.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּצָֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(mū·ṣāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/7-33.htm">1 Kings 7:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/7-33.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 7:33 The work of the wheels was like (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 7:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/7-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 7:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>