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1 Kings 7:27

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¶ And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:14Rank 1 from verse 27
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    14He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

  2. 2 Kings 25:13Rank 2 from verse 27
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    13And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

  3. Jeremiah 52:17Rank 3 from verse 27
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    17Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

  4. 1 Kings 7:38Rank 4 from verse 27
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    38¶ Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

  5. 2 Kings 25:16Rank 5 from verse 27
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    16The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

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1 Kings 7:27

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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cubits

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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.

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length

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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.

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base

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Sense 1: Low in place, rank, condition, or character. Sense 2: A foundation or lower supporting part.

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breadth

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Width or extent from side to side. In compounds such as “hand breadth,” “foot breadth,” and “hair breadth,” a width measured by the named object.

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26And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

27¶ And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.

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28And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:

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