The Meaning of 1 Kings 7:39 Explained

1 Kings 7:39

KJV: And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

YLT: and he putteth the five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house, and the sea he hath put on the right side of the house, eastward -- over-against the south.

Darby: And he put the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, over against the south.

ASV: And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 7:39?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

What does 1 Kings 7:39 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 7:27-39 - Vases And Lavers

In addition to the great molten sea, described in the previous verses, there were ten portable vessels, or vases, that ran on wheels, so that they could be pushed across the level marble floor to any part of the court where fresh cleansing water was required. Five of these lavers were placed on the right, and ten on the left, of the great brazen altar. Such things as belonged to the burned-offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in, 2 Chronicles 4:6.

We should carefully note the large provision made under the old Covenant for ceremonial washings. How precise is this account of these vessels! Does it not give weight to that injunction: "Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord"? Isaiah 52:11. This passage reminds us of the infinite purity of God, who charges His angels with folly, Job 4:18, and in whose sight the heavens are not clean, Job 15:15. As our Lord said to His disciples: "He that is clean needs"¦ to wash his feet," John 13:10. Every act of ours, even though we are priests unto God, needs to be cleansed and sanctified by the Word of God and prayer, Acts 6:4.

1 Kings 7:1-51 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 7

¹ The building of Solomon's house
² Of the house of Lebanon
⁶ Of the porch of pillars
⁷ Of the porch of judgment
⁸ Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter
¹³ Hiram's work of the two pillars,
²³ Of the molten sea
²⁷ Of the ten bases
³⁸ Of the ten lavers
⁴⁰ and all the vessels

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 7:39 mean?

And he put - carts five on side of the house the right and five of the house the left and the Sea he set on side of the house the right eastward toward the Negev -

וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־ הַמְּכֹנ֔וֹת חָמֵ֞שׁ עַל־ כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֙יִת֙ מִיָּמִ֔ין וְחָמֵ֛שׁ הַבַּ֖יִת מִשְּׂמֹאל֑וֹ וְאֶת־ הַיָּ֗ם נָתַ֞ן מִכֶּ֨תֶף הַבַּ֧יִת הַיְמָנִ֛ית קֵ֖דְמָה מִמּ֥וּל נֶֽגֶב ס

וַיִּתֵּן֙	And he put
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמְּכֹנ֔וֹת	carts
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: מְכֹונָה Sense: fixed resting place, base, pedestal.
חָמֵ֞שׁ	five
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: חָמֵשׁ Sense: five.
כֶּ֤תֶף	side
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: כָּתֵף Sense: shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope.
הַבַּ֙יִת֙	of the house
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
מִיָּמִ֔ין	the right
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular Root: יָמִין Sense: right, right hand, right side.
וְחָמֵ֛שׁ	and five
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular Root: חָמֵשׁ Sense: five.
הַבַּ֖יִת	of the house
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
מִשְּׂמֹאל֑וֹ	the left
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שְׂמֹאל Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side.
הַיָּ֗ם	the Sea
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יָם Sense: sea.
נָתַ֞ן	he set
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
מִכֶּ֨תֶף	on side
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: כָּתֵף Sense: shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope.
הַבַּ֧יִת	of the house
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
הַיְמָנִ֛ית	the right
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: יְמָינִי Sense: right, right hand.
קֵ֖דְמָה	eastward
Parse: Adverb, third person feminine singular Root: קֶדֶם Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
מִמּ֥וּל	toward
Parse: Preposition-m Root: לְמֹואל Sense: front.
נֶֽגֶב	the Negev
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶגֶב Sense: south-country, Nekeb, south.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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