1 Kings 7:22

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

The tops of the pillars had a design of flowers; and the work of making the pillars was complete.

Free Bible Version

The capitals on the columns were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the columns was finished.

Geneva Bible 1599

And vpon the top of the pillars was worke of lilyes: so was the workemanship of the pillars finished.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

The bronze top parts that were shaped like lilies were placed on top of the pillars. So Huram and his helpers finished making the bronze pillars.

Unlocked Literal Bible

On the top of the pillars were decorations like lilies. The fashioning of the pillars was done in this way.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

On the tops of the pillars was lily work. So 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.

Context

The Pillars and Capitals

²¹Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.²²And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.

Summary

This verse describes the construction of the temple by King Solomon, specifically focusing on the details of the bronze Sea. The Sea was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference. It had decorative gourds encircling it, ten to a cubit, cast in two rows. This intricate design and precise measurements highlight the grandeur and craftsmanship involved in building the temple, emphasizing the importance of honoring God with excellence and attention to detail.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he made a molten sea,.... A large vessel made of molten brass, which, because of the great quantity of water it held, is called a sea; as it was usual with the Jews to call a large collection of waters a sea, as the sea of Tiberius and Galilee. This was made by the man of Tyre, as the pillars, by the order of Solomon, and answered to the brasen laver in the tabernacle, only larger than that; and was not only for the priests to wash their hands and feet in, but to dip upon occasion, and by the Jews (p) is expressly said to be a dipping place for the priests, see Ch2 4:6, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: which was the diameter of it: it was round all about; spherical or circular; not as an hemisphere, as Josephus (q), and Procopius Gazaeus, but rather cylindrical: and his height was five cubits; from the bottom of it, not including the pedestal of oxen on which it stood: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about; this was the circumference of it; which answers to the diameter of ten cubits, or near it, a round number being given not strictly mathematical. (Sceptics have ridiculed the Bible for saying that the mathematical constant is 3 instead of the more precise 3.14159. (This number is an "irrational number" and needs an infinite number digits to specify it exactly.) Two explanations for the apparent lack of precision in the measurement are given. 1) The circumference given may be for the inside circumference and the diameter may be the diameter including the thickness of the rim. This would yield a very accurate mathematical result for the inside circumference of thirty cubits. The outside circumference would be about 31.4 cubits giving a rim thickness of four inches or an hand breadth agreeing with Kg1 7:26. 2) In Kg1 7:26 we read the vessel "was wrought like the brim of a cup." That is the brim on the top of the vessel was wider than the main part of the vessel. The diameter would be given for the brim. If the brim or lip extended about four inches past the main body of the vessel then the outside circumference of the main part of the vessel would be exactly thirty cubits. In each case the mathematical ratio for circumference of the circle is d, where "d" is the diameter and is the number 3.14159 ..... For a more complete discussion on this see the article by Russel Grigg. (r). Editor.) (p) T. Hieros, Yema, fol. 41. 1 (q) Antiqu. l. 8. c. 3. sect 5. (r) "Does the Bible say pi equals 3.0?", Russell Greg, page 24, "Ex Nihil", March-May Issue, Vol. 17. No. 2., Creation Science Foundation Ltd. Brisbane, Australia.

1 Kings 7:22

The Pillars and Capitals

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

The tops of the pillars had a design of flowers; and the work of making the pillars was complete.

Free Bible Version

The capitals on the columns were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the columns was finished.

Geneva Bible 1599

And vpon the top of the pillars was worke of lilyes: so was the workemanship of the pillars finished.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

The bronze top parts that were shaped like lilies were placed on top of the pillars. So Huram and his helpers finished making the bronze pillars.

Unlocked Literal Bible

On the top of the pillars were decorations like lilies. The fashioning of the pillars was done in this way.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

On the tops of the pillars was lily work. So 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.

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary