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1 Kings 7

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Introduction

1:1 age; (a-9) Lit. 'days.'

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Verse 5

7:5 architrave; (c-11) Some say 'made of cross-beams.'

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Verse 6

7:6 steps (d-32) Or 'a threshold;' or perhaps 'a pediment.'

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Verse 14

7:14 Naphtali, (a-10) See 2 Chronicles 2:14 . brass; (b-22) Or 'copper,' or 'bronze,' as elsewhere. wisdom (c-28) Or 'skill.'

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Verse 20

7:20 behind (d-16) Lit. 'beyond;' and so ver. 30.

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Verse 21

7:21 for (e-7) Or 'near,' or 'at.' Jachin; (f-24) Meaning, 'He will establish.' Boaz. (g-36) Meaning, 'in Him is strength.'

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Verse 23

7:23 brim, (h-12) Lit. 'from lip to lip.'

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Verse 26

7:26 baths. (i-26) The 'bath' equalled the 'ephah' in capacity, Exodus 16:36 ; 2 Chronicles 27:5 .

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Verse 39

7:39 side (a-10) side (a-31) Lit. 'shoulder.'

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Verse 40

7:40 lavers, (b-5) Some read 'cauldrons' or 'pots,' cf. ver. 45. bowls. (c-11) 'Bowls' or 'basons' to receive the blood for sprinkling; as Exodus 27:3 ; Numbers 7:13 ; and so vers. 45,50.

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Verse 41

7:41 globes (d-5) Or 'cups,' i.e. crowning pieces in the form of a cup.

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Verse 45

7:45 things, (e-13) Elsewhere 'utensils.'

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Verse 46

7:46 plain (f-3) See Genesis 13:10 .

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Verse 48

7:48 vessels (e-6) Elsewhere 'utensils.'

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Verse 50

7:50 knives, (g-6) Or 'snuffers.' censers (h-15) Or 'fire-pans.'

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Bibliographical Information
Darby, John. "Commentary on 1 Kings 7". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/1-kings-7.html. 1857-67.

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