33 The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 7:33

King James Version

33 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.

English Standard Version

33 The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.

The Message

33 they were designed like chariot wheels. Everything - axles, rims, spokes, and hubs - was of cast metal.

New King James Version

33 The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast bronze.

New Living Translation

33 and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 7:33

Commentary on 1 Kings 7:13-47

(Read 1 Kings 7:13-47)

The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God's temple, where we must wait for the gifts of grace, in use of the means of grace. Spiritual priests and spiritual sacrifices must be washed in the laver of Christ's blood, and of regeneration. We must wash often, for we daily contract pollution. There are full means provided for our cleansing; so that if we have our lot for ever among the unclean it will be our own fault. Let us bless God for the fountain opened by the sacrifice of Christ for sin and for uncleanness.