1 Kings 7:29

And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass,.... Flat pieces or planks of brass, on which the wheels stood, and not on the bare floor; so that these wheels seem only to serve as supporters, not to carry the laver from place to place, as is usually said; for they were not like chariot wheels, on two sides of the carriage, but set one at each square; and besides, when the lavers were placed upon them, they were fixed in a certain place, Kg1 7:39.

and the four corners thereof had undersetters; or "shoulders (a)", or pillars, which were placed on the plates of brass the wheels were; and served with them to support the lavers when laid upon the bases, and so were of the same use as men's shoulders, to bear burdens on them:

under the layer were undersetters molten; cast as, and when and where, the bases were, and the plates on which they stood; this explains the use they were of, being under the laver; these pillars stood at the four corners of the base:

at the side of every addition; made of thin work, Kg1 7:29 they stood by the side of, or within side, the sloping shelves.

(a) "humeri", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

1Ki 7:29 And on the borders that [were] between the ledges [were] lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges [there was] a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen [were] certain additions made of thin work.

Ver. 29. See on 1Ki 7:28.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

29. and upon the ledges there was a base above] The word here rendered ‘base’ differs from that in the two previous verses and so the R.V. has rendered a pedestal. It seems to denote some projection upward from the four shafts at the corners to act as a support for the lavers when they were put in position.

certain additions made of thin work] These words signify rather ‘festoons, work that hung down.’ So R.V. wreaths of hanging work.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

A base; so he calls the uppermost part of the base; for though it was above, yet it was a base to the laver, which stood upon it.

Certain additions; either as bases for the feet of the said lions and oxen, or only as further ornaments.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

29. Lions, oxen, and cherubim — Miniature representations of them, for the size of the panels would not permit other.

Upon the ledges… a base above — That is, an additional smaller base on the top of the other for the laver to stand upon. Its convex roof is called, in 1Ki_7:35, a round compass. (k k in figure.)

Certain additions — ליות, garlands, festoons. Such garlands adorned the upper as well as the lower portions of each base. Comp. 1Ki_7:36. (c c in figure.)

Made of thin work — מעשׂה מורדmeans, according to Furst, deepened work, and refers to all the ornaments mentioned in this verse as having been set into the metal in which they were engraved. According to the Vulgate and Gesenius, it means hanging work.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And on the borders panels that were between the ledges were lions i.e. , figures or bas-reliefs of lions, oxen, and cherubims "The lion and the ox are the two animal forms which occur most frequently in Assyrian decoration" (Rawlinson). They have also found a place through the cherubim, in the symbolism of Christianity: and upon the ledges there was a base above i.e., there was a pedestal or stand (Ke see ver. 31) of some sort for the laver upon the square basis: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions Heb. wreaths, festoons, hywli. (cf., Pro_1:9) corona) made of thin work. Heb. pensile or hanging work, drwOm from dry; descendit; Vulgate, dependentia. It would seem that on the panel, beneath the figures of animals, etc., were sculptured hanging festoons of flowers.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Base above - So he calls the upper-most part of the base: for though it was above, yet it was a base to the laver, which stood upon it. Additions - Either as bases for the feet of the said lions and oxen: or, only as farther ornaments.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

And on the frames that were between the rungs. Were decorated with forms of lions, oxen and cherubim.

And on the rungs there was a base. A base, to place the basin upon it, above the frame which was on their top.

And beneath the lions and oxen. Which were embroidered or attached on the outer frames which were between the ledges.

Joined together. לויות is form resembling a male and female embracing.

Thin strips of metal. Hammered, resembling the hammering of a thin metal plate. They did not protrude in its thickness nor were they engraved in a depression. And Yonoson rendered לויות מעשה מורד, “joined by welding,” souldriz, in O.F.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.