V.23-46 One huge bowl about 15 feet across its brim — it held almost 13 thousand gallons of water — resting on twelve brass oxen.
V.47 “Found out” means that the weight was so great that Solomon could not measure it! Brass, in Scripture, is a picture of endurance, or testing. This verse enables us to understand a little, but never fully, what Christ endured on the cross. It was only known to God. (See Heb. 12:1-4).
V.48-51 What David had prepared, Solomon brings in, and all is complete. Christ will do the work of repentance in Israel’s heart (Zech. 12:10) and He will also establish them in His land of promise in peace (Psa. 29:10-11; Isa. 32:15-18).