{"id":8982,"date":"2022-09-24T02:51:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T07:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-1-kings-736\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T02:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T07:51:04","slug":"exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-1-kings-736","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-1-kings-736\/","title":{"rendered":"Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 7:36"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align='center'><b><i> For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. <\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p> <strong> 36<\/strong>. <em> according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about<\/em> ] The word rendered &lsquo;proportion&rsquo; means rather any &lsquo;bare space.&rsquo; Hence the sense is that the graving was such as the space admitted. So, and to harmonize the final words with the previous verse, we should render &lsquo;according to <strong> the space<\/strong> in every one, and <strong> with wreaths<\/strong> round about.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P STYLE=\"text-indent: 0.75em\"><B>According to the proportion of every one &#8211; <\/B>i. e. as large as the room left for them allowed, implying that the panels were smaller than those on the sides of the base, and allowed scant room for the representations.<\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Albert Barnes&#8217; Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P> <B>According to the proportion, <\/B>or, <I>empty place<\/I>, i.e. according to the bigness of the spaces which were left empty for them, implying that they were smaller than those above mentioned. <\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong>For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof<\/strong>,&#8230;. In this, and the preceding verse, a different word is used, translated &#8220;ledges&#8221;, from that in <span class='bible'>1Ki 7:28<\/span>, the Targum renders it axle trees; as if the axle trees of the wheels, and the borders, circumferences, and rings of them, were meant, in which were the following engravings: it literally signifies hands or handles; and Procopius Gazaeus says, that the bases had, in the upper part of them, forms of hands holding a circle like a crown:<\/p>\n<p><strong>he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of everyone<\/strong>; these figures were made as large as the plates of the ledges, and the borders, would allow room for:<\/p>\n<p><strong>and the addition round about<\/strong>; which were sloping shelves of brass around the base, <span class='bible'>1Ki 7:29<\/span> these were ornamented in like manner.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Gill&#8217;s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> <strong> 36<\/strong>. <strong> <\/strong> <strong> Plates of the ledges <\/strong> Rather, <em> plates of the hands; <\/em> the outer surface of the plates which formed a part of the base-work or supports of the laver. (n n in figure.) <\/p>\n<p><strong> According to the proportion of every one <\/strong> Better, <em> according to the open space of each. <\/em> That is, according to the room or space which each afforded for such engravings. <\/p>\n<p><strong> Additions round about <\/strong> Garlands. (c c in figure.) See on <span class='bible'>1Ki 7:29<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Whedon&#8217;s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> 1Ki 7:36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.<\/p>\n<p> Ver. 36. <strong> According to the proportion of every one.<\/strong> ] Heb., According to the nakedness; that is, the true resemblance. Truth is like our first parents, most beautiful when naked. <\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/p>\n<p> And additions round about.<\/strong> ] Round about the base were certain fillings and finishings, on the uppermost edgings.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Trapp&#8217;s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>proportion : i.e. on a reduced scale, as the plates required. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>graved cherubims: 1Ki 7:29, 1Ki 6:29, 1Ki 6:32, 1Ki 6:35, Eze 40:31, Eze 40:37, Eze 41:18-20, Eze 41:25, Eze 41:26 <\/p>\n<p>proportion: Heb. nakedness <\/p>\n<p>Reciprocal: Eze 10:14 &#8211; every Eze 10:20 &#8211; and I Eze 40:22 &#8211; palm trees<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. 36. according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about ] The word rendered &lsquo;proportion&rsquo; means rather any &lsquo;bare space.&rsquo; Hence the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-1-kings-736\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 7:36&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8982\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}