Holman Christian Standard Bible

1 Kings 7:32-39 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

32. There were four wheels under the frames, and the wheel axles were part of the water cart; each wheel was 27 inches tall.

33. The wheels’ design was similar to that of chariot wheels: their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.

34. Four supports were at the four corners of each water cart; each support was one piece with the water cart.

35. At the top of the cart was a band nine inches high encircling it; also, at the top of the cart, its braces and its frames were one piece with it.

36. He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of its braces and on its frames, wherever each had space, with encircling wreaths.

37. In this way he made the 10 water carts using the same casting, dimensions, and shape for all of them.

38. Then he made 10 bronze basins — each basin holding 220 gallons and each was six feet wide — one basin for each of the 10 water carts.

39. He set five water carts on the right side of the temple and five on the left side. He put the reservoir near the right side of the temple toward the southeast.