28 This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights.
28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
28 This was the construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the frames,
28 They were made like this: Panels were fastened to the uprights.
28 And this was the design of the carts: They had panels, and the panels were between frames;
28 They were constructed with side panels braced with crossbars.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 7:28
Commentary on 1 Kings 7:13-47
(Read 1 Kings 7:13-47)
The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God's temple, where we must wait for the gifts of grace, in use of the means of grace. Spiritual priests and spiritual sacrifices must be washed in the laver of Christ's blood, and of regeneration. We must wash often, for we daily contract pollution. There are full means provided for our cleansing; so that if we have our lot for ever among the unclean it will be our own fault. Let us bless God for the fountain opened by the sacrifice of Christ for sin and for uncleanness.