1 Kings 7:20 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 7:20

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.

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network,.... The supplement is needless, according to Dr. Lightfoot; the sense being only, that the chapiters were above the lily work, which wrought out as far as the belly of the chapiters, or the middle cubit of them, which the pomegranates filled up: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon the other chapiter: there were so many in each, which in all made four hundred, as in 1Ki 7:

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In this verse also a portion of the original text is supposed to have fallen out in consequence of the repetition of words. The full phrase of the original has been retained in 1Ki 7:16-17. It may be restored thus: “And the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the one chapiter, and two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.” The “four hundred” 1Ki 7:42; 2Ch 4:13, are obtained by counting the pomegranates of both pillars together.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכֹתָרֹ֗ת	ve.kho.ta.Rot	and [the] capitals	H3805 →
עַל־	'al-	[were] on	H5921 →
שְׁנֵי֙	she.Nei	[the] two	H8147 →
הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים	ha.'a.mu.Dim	the pillars	H5982 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
מִמַּ֙עַל֙	mi.Ma.'al	from above	H4605 →
מִלְּעֻמַּ֣ת	mi.le.'u.Mat	from to near	H5980 →
הַבֶּ֔טֶן	ha.Be.ten	the bulge	H990 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לְעֵ֣בֶר	le.'E.ver	[was] to [the] side of	H5676 →
הַשְּׂבָכָ֑ה	ha.se.va.khah	the network	H7639 →
וְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤ים	ve.ha.ri.mo.Nim	and the pomegranates	H7416 →
מָאתַ֙יִם֙	ma.Ta.yim	two hundred	H3967 →
טֻרִ֣ים	tu.Rim	rows	H2905 →
סָבִ֔יב	sa.Viv	[were] all around	H5439 →
עַ֖ל	'al	on	H5921 →
הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת	ha.ko.Te.ret	the capital	H3805 →
הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃	ha.she.Nit	<the> second	H8145 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Chronicles 4:13
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);
leads to
- Exodus 28:33–34
  Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
- 1 Kings 7:42
  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);
- Song of Solomon 4:13
  Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,
- Jeremiah 52:23
  Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.
Through
2 Kings 25:17
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.
leads to
- 1 Kings 7:15–22
  He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- Jeremiah 52:21–23
  Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
Through
2 Chronicles 3:16
He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.
leads to
- 1 Kings 6:21
  So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.

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