Holy Scripture

1 Kings 7:18

A church father on this verse
“True, there were two rows of networks right around the capital, but both rows were repeated seven times over until the capital was encircled and the row rejoined itself after going full circle. Nor is the figure of the mystery obscured by the fact that there are two rows of network since it is well known that the virt…”
Bede, 8th c. — Of the Temple of Solomon 2.18.11

Source: Septuagint

Original

18And there were axles in the wheels under the base. And the height of one wheel was a cubit and a half.

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16And upon their borders between the projections were lions, and oxen, and cherubs: and on the projections, even so above, and also below were the places of lions and oxen, hanging work.

17And there were four brazen wheels to one base; and there were brazen bases, and their four sides answering to them, side pieces under the bases.

— 1 Kings 7:18 —

19And the work of the wheels was as the work of chariot wheels: their axles, and their felloes, and the rest of their work, were all molten.

20The four side pieces were at the four corners of each base; its shoulders were formed of the base.

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