1 Kings 7:19

1 Kings 7:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
• New International Version (NIV)The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The capitals which were on top of the pillars in the hall were in the shape of lilies, four cubits.

Context of 1 Kings 7:19

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. 18So 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. The 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. 21Hiram set up the pillars at the porch of the temple; he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin (may he establish), and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz (in it is strength).

1 Kings 7:19 word by word

וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה שׁוּשַׁ֣ן בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֖ע אַמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the chapitersכֹּתֶ֫רֶתkôthereth · capitalH3805
• upon the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of the pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• of lilyשׁוּשַׁןshûshan shôshân shôshân shôshannâh · lilyH7799
• workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• in the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:19

• 1 Kings 7:22On the tops of the pillars was lily work (design). So the work of the pillars was finished.
• 1 Kings 6:18The cedar on the house within had wood carvings in the shape of gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was visible.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19There is a cornice of (so-called) lilywork at Persepolis, consisting of three ranges of broadish rounded leaves, one over the other. Lilies are also represented with much spirit on a bas-relief from Koyunjik.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 7:19

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

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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