1 Kings 7:22 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 7:22

20 The capitals on the two pillars also had pomegranates above, by the convex surface which was next to the network; and there were ^atwo hundred such pomegranates in rows on each of the capitals all around.

21 ^aThen he set up the pillars by the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name¹ Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name² Boaz.

22 The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.

The Sea and the Oxen

23 And he made ^athe Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.

24 Below its brim were ornamental buds encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, ^aall the way around the Sea. The ornamental buds were cast in two rows when it was cast.

25 It stood on ^atwelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward.

26 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained¹ two thousand baths.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 7:22

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American Standard Version
And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

Amplified® Bible
On the tops of the pillars was lily work [design]. So the work of the pillars was finished.

Contemporary English Version
The lily-shaped caps were on top of the columns. This completed the work on the columns.

Darby English Version
And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; and the work of the pillars was finished.

Good News Bible
The lily-shaped bronze capitals were on top of the columns. And so the work on the columns was completed.

King James Version
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

New American Standard Bible
On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

New International Version
The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed.

New King James Version
The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
On the top of the pillars appeared lily design. So the work of the pillars neared completion.

Revised Standard Version
And upon the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.

Young's Literal Translation
and on the top of the pillars `is' lily-work; and the work of the pillars `is' completed.

New English Translation
The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.

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