1 Kings 7:18

1 Kings 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
• New International Version (NIV)He made pomegranates in two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars. He did the same for each capital.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Likewise he made pomegranates in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital.

Context of 1 Kings 7:18

16He also made two capitals (crowns) of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. 17There were nets of network (lattice-work) and twisted threads (wreaths) of chainwork for the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars, seven for one capital and seven for the other. So Hiram made the pillars [in this manner], and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and he did the same for the other capital. 19The capitals which were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work (design), four cubits. 20The capitals were on the two pillars and also above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around both capitals.

1 Kings 7:18 word by word

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים וּשְׁנֵי֩ טוּרִ֨ים סָבִ֜יב עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה הָאֶחָ֗ת לְכַסּ֤וֹת אֶת־הַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָֽרִמֹּנִ֔ים וְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לַכֹּתֶ֖רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• rowsטוּרţûr · rowH2905
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• upon the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• networkשְׂבָכָהώebâkâh · latticeworkH7639
• to coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the chapitersכֹּתֶ֫רֶתkôthereth · capitalH3805
• upon the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• with pomegranatesרִמּוֹןrimmôn rimmôn · pomegranateH7416
• and so didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he for the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:18

• Exodus 28:14and you are to make two chains of pure gold like twisted cords, and fasten the corded chains to the settings.
• Exodus 39:15And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords of pure gold.
• 2 Kings 25:17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits (27 ft.), and a capital of bronze was on top of it. The height of the capital was three cubits (4.5 ft.); a network (lattice work) and pomegranates around the capital were all of bronze. And the second pillar had the same as these, with a network.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The pomegranate was one of the most common ornaments in Assyria. It was used on quivers, on spear-shafts, and maceheads, in patterns on doorways and pavements, etc. It is doubtful whether a symbolic meaning was attached to it, or whether it was merely selected as a beautiful natural form.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-47Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-22The two bronze pillars were likely free-standing because the narrator mentions them here instead of during the earlier discussion of the temple structure (1 Kings 6:3–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2215-22. two pillars of brass of eighteen cubits high--They were made of the brass (bronze) which was taken from the king of Zobah (1Ch 18:8). In 2Ch 3:15 they are said to have been thirty-five cubits high. There, however, their joint lengths are given; whereas here the length of the pillars is given separately. Each pillar was seventeen and a half cubits long, which is stated, in round numbers, as eighteen. Their dimensions in English measure are as…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:18

• Art
• Brass
• Carving
• Chapiter
• Hiram
• Master Workman
• Mechanic
• Pillar
• Pomegranate
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Jachin and Boaz
• Light
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Architecture
• House
• Kings, Books of
• Pomegranate
• Samaria, City of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary