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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet tall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the chapiters that <i>were</i> upon the top of the pillars <i>were</i> of lily work in the porch, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The capitals which <i>were</i> on top of the pillars in the hall <i>were</i> in the shape of lilies, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The capitals which <i>were</i> on the tops of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the capitals which <i>were</i> on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the capitals which <i>were</i> on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The capitals which were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work (design), four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, six feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, six feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The caps for the columns of the porch were almost two meters high and were shaped like lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The capitals on top of the pillars in the entrance hall were lily-shaped. [Each] was six feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The capitals were shaped like lilies, 6 feet tall, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The capitals on top of each pillar above the rounded latticework contained four cubits of lily designs, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, six feet and eleven inches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work in the porch, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the chapiters that [are] on the top of the pillars [are] of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the chapiters that are on the top of the pillars are of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the crowns which were upon the head of the, pillars of lily-work in the porch, four cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars, were of lily work in the porch, of four cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the heads that were at the top of the columns, in the portico of four cubits, had been fabricated with a work of lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The capitals on top of the columns (in the porch) were made like lilies, four cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits high.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And saplings that were upon the top of pillars, the work of lilies, and he made in the porch four cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And on the heads of the pillars he made lily-work against the porch, of four cubits,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2477" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">The Work of Hiram</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3805.htm" title="3805: wə·ḵō·ṯā·rōṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Capital (of a pillar). Feminine active participle of kathar; the capital of a column.">And the capitals</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">atop</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">the pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/197.htm" title="197: bā·’ū·lām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">in the portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śêh (N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">were shaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/7799.htm" title="7799: šū·šan (N-cs) -- Or showshan; or shoshan; and showshannah; from suws; a lily, as a flower of arch. Ornament; also a trumpet: lily, Shoshannim.">like lilies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits high.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">2 Chronicles 4:12-13</a></span><br />the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-36</a></span><br />Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. / There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18</a></span><br />The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29</a></span><br />Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">1 Kings 6:32</a></span><br />The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">1 Kings 6:35</a></span><br />He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5</a></span><br />He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">2 Chronicles 3:10</a></span><br />In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16</a></span><br />He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">2 Chronicles 4:2-5</a></span><br />He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21-23</a></span><br />Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. / The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. / Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a></span><br />And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. / The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-29.htm">Matthew 6:29</a></span><br />Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the capitals that were on the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.</p><p class="hdg">lily work</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">1 Kings 7:22</a></b></br> And upon the top of the pillars <i>was</i> lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18,32-35</a></b></br> And the cedar of the house within <i>was</i> carved with knops and open flowers: all <i>was</i> cedar; there was no stone seen… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Capitals</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Chapiters</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Crowns</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">Design</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">High</a> <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Lily</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Ornamented</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-25.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Top</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm">Capitals</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm">Chapiters</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm">Crowns</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Design</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Lily</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Ornamented</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Top</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">The building of Solomon's house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Of the house of Lebanon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Of the porch of pillars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Of the porch of judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram's work of the two pillars,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Of the molten sea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Of the ten bases</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Of the ten lavers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">and all the vessels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The portico, or porch, was part of Solomon's Temple, a central place of worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. The use of pillars in temple architecture is reminiscent of the two pillars, Jachin and Boaz, which stood at the entrance of the temple (<a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a>). These pillars symbolize strength and stability, reflecting God's enduring covenant with Israel.<p><b>were shaped like lilies</b><br>Lilies are often associated with beauty and purity in biblical literature. The lily motif in the temple's design may symbolize the beauty and holiness of God. In the Song of Solomon, lilies are used to describe the beloved (<a href="/songs/2.htm">Song of Solomon 2:1-2</a>), and Jesus later references lilies in His teachings about God's provision (<a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-29</a>). The use of floral designs in the temple underscores the connection between creation and the Creator, highlighting the divine artistry in both nature and sacred spaces.<p><b>four cubits high</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, the capitals were about six feet high, indicating their prominence and grandeur. The specific measurement emphasizes the importance of precision and order in the construction of the temple, reflecting God's desire for excellence in worship. The height of the capitals also suggests their visibility and significance, drawing attention to the entrance of the temple and inviting worshippers to enter into God's presence with reverence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who commissioned the building of the temple and his palace, including the detailed work described in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hiram.htm">Hiram</a></b><br>A skilled craftsman from Tyre, often associated with the construction of Solomon's temple and palace, including the intricate designs of the pillars.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The holy place in Jerusalem built by Solomon as a dwelling place for the Lord, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_portico.htm">The Portico</a></b><br>An architectural feature of Solomon's temple, serving as an entrance or porch area, where the pillars with lily-shaped capitals were located.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pillars.htm">The Pillars</a></b><br>Two significant bronze pillars named Jachin and Boaz, which stood at the entrance of the temple, symbolizing strength and stability.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_beauty_in_worship.htm">Symbolism of Beauty in Worship</a></b><br>The lily-shaped capitals remind us of the importance of beauty and artistry in worship spaces, reflecting God's own creativity and attention to detail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_stability.htm">God's Presence and Stability</a></b><br>The pillars, with their ornate capitals, symbolize the strength and stability of God's presence in our lives, encouraging us to rely on Him as our foundation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_service.htm">Attention to Detail in Service</a></b><br>Just as the temple's construction involved meticulous craftsmanship, our service to God should be marked by diligence and excellence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_design.htm">Continuity of God's Design</a></b><br>The design elements in the temple connect to earlier worship structures, showing God's consistent plan and purpose throughout biblical history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_and_flourishing.htm">Spiritual Growth and Flourishing</a></b><br>The lily, often a symbol of growth and beauty, can inspire us to pursue spiritual growth and flourishing in our walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_capital_punishment_for_minor_sins.htm">Why does the Old Testament prescribe capital punishment for minor offenses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_jachin_and_boaz_pillars.htm">What are the Jachin and Boaz pillars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_jachin_and_boaz_pillars_confirmed.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17 - Is there any credible external confirmation that the pillars Jachin and Boaz actually existed as they are described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_baths_did_solomon_build.htm">Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars</span> [It is difficult to believe that these words, which are identical with those in vers. 16, 17,18, can refer to a different - a second and superposed capital (Rawlinson), or to the entablature (Fergusson)] <span class="cmt_word">were of lily work</span> [<span class="accented">i.e.</span>, <span class="accented">bassirelievi</span> in imitation of flowering lilies. Probably the bowl-shaped chapiter was treated as a fullblown lily, just as the capitals of Egyptian pillars took the form of the lotus. The molten sea was similarly treated (ver. 26). The lily (<span class="hebrew">שׁוּשַׁן</span>), from <span class="hebrew">שׁוּשׁ</span>), <span class="accented">to be white</span>), was undoubtedly an emblem of purity. Bahr observes that it may justly be named "the flower of the promised land," and that as the lotus was the religious flower of the Indian and Egyptian religions, so was the lily of the Jewish] <span class="cmt_word">in</span> <span class="cmt_word">the porch</span> [These words, <span class="hebrew">בָּאוּלָם</span>, are very obscure. Keil understands" as in the hall" (cf. <span class="greek">κατὰ τὸ</span> <span class="greek">αὐλὰμ</span>, LXX.) But that idea would have been expressed by <span class="hebrew">כָּאוּלָם</span>, and nothing is said elsewhere about any lily work in the porch (Bahr). Ewald, too, thinks the decoration of the porch is referred to, and holds that a description of this lily work must once have preceded this statement, though it is now wanting. Thenius, <span class="accented">al</span>. suppose them to refer to the position of the pillars within the porch, and the "four cubits" mentioned presently, they take to indicate the diameter of the capitals. Wordsworth would render "inside or <span class="accented">toward</span> the porch," and understands that the lily work was only on the <span class="accented">inside</span> of the pillars. It is, perhaps, impossible to arrive at any certain conclusion], <span class="cmt_word">four cubits</span>. [This may either mean that of five cubits (which was the height of the entire capital), four, and these the upper four (ver. 22), were covered with lily work, while one cubit at the bottom of the capital was ornamented with chain-work or festeons - we can hardly believe that nets, chains, and lily work were all combined in the same space, or it may refer to the position of the pillars in the portico.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/7-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the capitals</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵō·ṯā·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3805.htm">Strong's 3805: </a> </span><span class="str2">The capital of a, column</span><br /><br /><span class="word">atop</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֣אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pillars</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A column, a stand, platform</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the portico</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vestibule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were shaped</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like lilies,</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּשַׁ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(šū·šan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7799.htm">Strong's 7799: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lily, as a, flower of architectural ornament, a, trumpet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">four</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits [high].</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/7-19.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 7:19 The capitals that were on the top (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 7:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 7:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>