The Meaning of 1 Kings 7:20 Explained

1 Kings 7:20

KJV: And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.

YLT: and the chapiters on the two pillars also above, over-against the protuberance that is beside the net; and the pomegranates are two hundred, in rows round about on the second chapiter.

Darby: And the capitals upon the two pillars, above also, close to the enlargement which was behind the network, had two hundred pomegranates in rows round about, also on the other capital.

ASV: And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon the other capital.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 7:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the chapiters upon the two pillars [had pomegranates] also above, over against the belly which [was] by the network: and the pomegranates [were] two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.

What does 1 Kings 7:20 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 7:13-26 - Pillars Of Security And Strength

Hiram, the artificer, was remarkably gifted. From his father he had inherited all the genius of Tyre, while on his mother's side he was of the tribe of Naphtali and thus inherited the religious genius of the Hebrew people. The twin pillars were made of the brass taken from the king of Zobah, 1 Chronicles 18:8-9. Each would stand to a height of forty feet. Their names were symbolical, and indicated their strength and durability. Wreaths of golden chainwork hung from the capitals, while beautiful ornaments of lily-work adorned the heads of these noble columns. Jachin-"he shall establish"-and Boaz-"in him is strength"-combined with the beauty of the lily-work, remind us that strength and beauty are in God's sanctuary and blend in the character of His people.

The molten sea was substituted for the ancient laver, Exodus 30:18. It was an immense circular vase, holding 20,000 gallons of water. Its brim was in the form of a lily and it stood on twelve brazen oxen. Water in abundance was needed for the cleansing of the courts; and our Lord has taught us in John 13:1-38 the necessity for constant washing if we would walk with God.

1 Kings 7:1-51 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 7

¹ The building of Solomon's house
² Of the house of Lebanon
⁶ Of the porch of pillars
⁷ Of the porch of judgment
⁸ Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter
¹³ Hiram's work of the two pillars,
²³ Of the molten sea
²⁷ Of the ten bases
³⁸ Of the ten lavers
⁴⁰ and all the vessels

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 7:20 mean?

And the capitals [had pomegranates] on two the pillars also above by the convex surface that [was] next to - the network and there [were] pomegranates two hundred [such] in rows all around on the capitals second

וְכֹתָרֹ֗ת עַל־ שְׁנֵי֙ הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים גַּם־ מִמַּ֙עַל֙ מִלְּעֻמַּ֣ת הַבֶּ֔טֶן אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְעֵ֣בֶר [שבכה] (הַשְּׂבָכָ֑ה) וְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤ים מָאתַ֙יִם֙ טֻרִ֣ים סָבִ֔יב עַ֖ל הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית

וְכֹתָרֹ֗ת	And the capitals [had pomegranates]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural Root: כֹּתֶרֶת Sense: capital crown, capital of a pillar.
שְׁנֵי֙	two
Parse: Number, mdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים	the pillars
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: עַמּוּד Sense: pillar, column.
גַּם־	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
מִמַּ֙עַל֙	above
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb Root: מַעַל Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
הַבֶּ֔טֶן	the convex surface
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בֶּטֶן Sense: belly, womb, body.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	that [was]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
לְעֵ֣בֶר	next to
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֵבֶר Sense: region beyond or across, side.
[שבכה]	-
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
(הַשְּׂבָכָ֑ה)	the network
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׂבָכָה Sense: network, lattice-work, net, netting.
וְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤ים	and there [were] pomegranates
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: רִמֹּון Sense: pomegranate.
מָאתַ֙יִם֙	two hundred [such]
Parse: Number, fd Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
טֻרִ֣ים	in rows
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: טוּר Sense: row.
סָבִ֔יב	all around
Parse: Adverb Root: מוּסָב Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת	the capitals
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: כֹּתֶרֶת Sense: capital crown, capital of a pillar.
הַשֵּׁנִֽית	second
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular Root: שֵׁנִי Sense: second.

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