Verse 20
20. Had pomegranates There is nothing corresponding to these words in the Hebrew, and their insertion by our translators was an error. This verse is a repetitious explanation of the preceding, and defines more particularly the position of the lily work part of the capitals. It should be rendered: And the capitals upon the two pillars were also above in immediate connexion with the belly, which was beyond the network.
The belly which was by the network That is, the oval shaped form of the capital at the place upon which the network was wrought, (literally, beyond, that is, behind the network,) called bowls in 1 Kings 7:41, and pommels in 2 Chronicles 4:13.
Two hundred in rows Two hundred in both rows of each pillar, making four hundred for the two networks of both pillars, (1 Kings 7:42; 2 Chronicles 4:13,) and one hundred for each row or chain. 2 Chronicles 3:16; Jeremiah 52:23.
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