1 Kings 7:35
And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.
This verse belongs to the history of Solomon's reign when Israel was still an undivided kingdom. That history is told in 1 Kings 1-11, paralleling 2 Chronicles 1-9, and the verse comes at this point in chronological order in the description of the building and furniture of the temple.
It stands in the latter part of the chapter giving details concerning the furnishings and vessels of the temple. That part comes after the description of Solomon's own house, which he built only after he had finished the house of Jehovah, in contrast to many who put self first.
It belongs to the full account of the erection of Solomon's sanctuary as a magnificent permanent enlargement of the tabernacle plan. The vessels of the sanctuary were also increased in size and number.
Like the tabernacle, the temple was built with two holy places and vessels of the same kind, following the same plan and serving the same ministry. Its two-part design served as a pattern of the heavenly temple, which therefore has two holy places.
The verse belongs to the account of the temple builders to whom the Lord gave special wisdom. He gave special wisdom in the same way to the men who constructed the tabernacle in the wilderness, and skill to His people in agricultural work. The power of invention is God-given, no principle of invention was ever new to the Lord, and He could have revealed modern principles thousands of years earlier. All wisdom God has given to men was given for the benefit of the masses and for the furtherance of His cause.