1 Kings 7:22

22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. Then the work of the pillars was completed.[a]

1 Kings 7:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:22

And upon the top of the pillars was lily work
Which seems to be repeated from ( 1 Kings 7:19 ) and confirms that:

and so was the work of the pillars finished;
in the manner described.

1 Kings 7:22 In-Context

20 The capitals on the two pillars were also immediately above the rounded surface next to the grating, and 200 pomegranates were in rows encircling each capital.
21 He set up the pillars at the portico of the sanctuary: he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin; then he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz.
22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. Then the work of the pillars was completed.
23 He made the cast [metal] reservoir, 15 feet from brim to brim, perfectly round. It was seven and a half feet high and 45 feet in circumference.
24 [Ornamental] gourds encircled it below the brim, 10 every half yard, completely encircling the reservoir. The gourds were cast in two rows when the reservoir was cast.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. 2 Kg 25:17; 2 Ch 3:15-17; Jr 52:21-23
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