1 Kings 7:22

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
top	רֹ֥אשׁ rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct
pillars	הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים ha.'a.mu.Dim	H5982	a column (as standing) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
lily	שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן sho.Shan	H7799	a lily (from its whiteness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
work	מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה ma.'a.Seh	H4639	an action (good or bad) · noun, common masculine singular construct
work	מְלֶ֥אכֶת me.Le.khet	H4399	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
pillars	הָעַמּוּדִֽים ha.'a.mu.Dim	H5982	a column (as standing) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
finished	וַתִּתֹּ֖ם va.ti.Tom	H8552	to complete · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David preparing for the temple iron for things of iron, Ch1 29:2. What those things were we are not told, but some of the things of brass are here described and the rest mentioned. I. The brasier whom Solomon employed to preside in this part of the work was Hiram, or Huram (Ch2 4:11), who was by his mother's side an Israelite, of the tribe of Naphtali, by his father's side a man of Tyre, Kg1 7:14. If he had the ingenuity of a Tyrian, and the affection of an Israelite to the house of God (the head of a Tyrian and the heart of an Israelite), it was happy that the blood of the two nati…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:21

Jachin and . . . Boaz--These names were symbolical, and indicated the strength and stability--not so much of the material temple, for they were destroyed along with it (Jer 52:17), as of the spiritual kingdom of God, which was embodied in the temple.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:21

The right pillar - Jachin - That is, He shall establish. The left pillar - Boaz, that is, in strength. These were no doubt emblematical; for notwithstanding their names, they seem to have supported no part of the building.

John Gill on 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.

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 7:15-22

The brazen pillars of the porch (compare Ch2 3:15-17). - He formed the two brazen pillars, which were erected, according to Ch2 3:15, "before the (temple) house, i.e., in front of the hall of the temple. One was eighteen cubits high, and a thread of twelve cubits surrounded (spanned) the other pillar." The statement of the height of the one pillar and that of the circumference of the other is to be understood as an abbreviated expression, signifying that the height and thickness mentioned applied to the one as well as to the other, or that they were alike in height and circumference. According to the Chronicles, they were thirty-five cubits long; which many expositors understand as signifyin…

Dictionary and topics

Jachin and Boaz — The names of two brazen columns set up in Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 7:15-22). Each was eighteen cubits high and twelve in circumference (Jer. 52:21, 23; 1 Kings 7:17-21). They had doubtless a…
Lily — The Hebrew name shushan or shoshan, i.e., “whiteness”, was used as the general name of several plants common to Syria, such as the tulip, iris, anemone, gladiolus, ranunculus, etc. Some interpret it,…
Phenicia — (Acts 21:2) = Phenice (11:19; 15:3; R.V., Phoenicia), Gr. phoinix, “a palm”, the land of palm-trees; a strip of land of an average breadth of about 20 miles along the shores of the Mediterranean,…
Temple — First used of the tabernacle, which is called “the temple of the Lord” (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ’s human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called…
Brass · .Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple — .Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple
Carving · Hiram — Hiram
Chapiter · Head of a pillar — Head of a pillar
Hiram · of the interior of the temple — of the interior of the temple
Lily · of — of
Master Workman · .Hiram — .Hiram
Mechanic · .Hiram — .Hiram
Pillar · Of — Of
Temple, The First

1 Kings 7:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:21

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:21

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:22

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 7:15-22

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1 Kings 7:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:21

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:21

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:22

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 7:15-22

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 7:15-22

Rashi on 1 Kings 7:22