열왕기상 7:17-21 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:19

And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars [It is difficult to believe that these words, which are identical with those in 1 Kings 7:16 , 1 Kings 7:17 , 1 Kings 7:18 , can refer to a different—a second and superposed capital (Rawlinson), or to the entablature (Fergusson)] were of lily work [ i.e; bassirelievi in imitation of flowering lilies. Probably the bowl-shaped chapiter was treated as a fullblown lily, just as the capitals of Egyptian pillars took the form of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:20

And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates [Instead of the italics, Keil would supply Hiram made, but it is doubtful whether this is any improvement. We have already heard more than once that he made the chapiters. It is better to supply projected or were, as in the preceding verse. This verse is extremely obscure; but its design appears to be to explain how the bowl of the chapiter projected above its base] also above [ i.e; above the neck, or lowest cubit, on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:21

And he set up the pillars in the porch [We are now confronted by the much vexed questions, Were they in the porch, or before it? And were they architectural or monumental? Did they support the roof of the porch, or were they isolated and detached, after the manner of obelisks? I incline to the opinion of Bähr, that they stood in the porch, but that they formed no part of the building, i.e; that they were not for any structural use, but simply for ornament. This appears to me, on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:21

Jachin and Boaz. No features in Solomon's temple have given rise to so much controversy as these two famous pillars; the beauty of which Jewish writers are never tired of recounting. They were marvels of the glyptic skill for which the Phoenician workmen were distinguished. Homer speaks of such metallic work. In Il. 23. 741-744, he thus describes the prize assigned by Achilles for the foot race at the funeral of Patroclus— "A bowl of solid silver, deftly wrought, That held six... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:17

Nets ... - Rather “Nets chequerwise, and festoons chainwise,” - probably a fine network over the whole, and chainwork hanging in festoons outside.Seven for the one chapiter - The Septuagint reading is preferable. “A net for the one chapiter and a net for the other chapiter.” Compare 1 Kings 7:41. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:18

The pomegranate was one of the most common ornaments in Assyria. It was used on quivers, on spear-shafts, and maceheads, in patterns on doorways and pavements, etc. It is doubtful whether a symbolic meaning was attached to it, or whether it was merely selected as a beautiful natural form. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:19

There is a cornice of (so-called) lilywork at Persepolis, consisting of three ranges of broadish rounded leaves, one over the other. Lilies are also represented with much spirit on a bas-relief from Koyunjik. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:20

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 1 Kings 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” 1 Kings 7:42; 2 Chronicles 4:13, are obtained by counting the pomegranates of both pillars together. In Jeremiah... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:21

The Septuagint in the parallel passage (margin reference), translate Jachin and Boaz by Κατόρθωσις Katorthōsis and Ἰσχύς Ischus - “Direction” and “Strength.” The literal meaning of the names is given in the margin. The meaning was probably “God will establish in strength” (i. e. firmly) the temple and the religion connected with it. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 7:17-19

1 Kings 7:17-19. Nets of checker-work, &c., for the chapiters Which chapiters those nets and wreaths encompassed, either covering, and, as it were, receiving and holding the pomegranates, or being mixed with them. And he made Or, so he made, or framed, or perfected, the pillars, and two rows round about Of pomegranates, or some other curious work, which took up one of the five cubits, whereof the chapiter consisted. And the chapiters, &c., were of lily-work Were made in... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 7:17-19

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