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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 7:36 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 7:36	King James	For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
According to the proportion of every one - i. e. "as large as the room left for them allowed," implying that the panels were smaller than those on the sides of the base, and allowed scant room for the representations.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

According to the proportion of every one - i. e. "as large as the room left for them allowed," implying that the panels were smaller than those on the sides of the base, and allowed scant room for the representations.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
The proportion - Or, empty place, that is, according to the bigness of the spaces which were left empty for them, implying that they were smaller than those above mentioned.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

The proportion - Or, empty place, that is, according to the bigness of the spaces which were left empty for them, implying that they were smaller than those above mentioned.

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