1 Kings 7:18
New International Version
He made pomegranates in two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars. He did the same for each capital.

New Living Translation
He also encircled the latticework with two rows of pomegranates to decorate the capitals over the pillars.

English Standard Version
Likewise he made pomegranates in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital.

Berean Standard Bible
Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.

King James Bible
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.

New King James Version
So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital.

New American Standard Bible
So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one lattice to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital.

NASB 1995
So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital.

NASB 1977
So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital.

Legacy Standard Bible
So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital.

Amplified Bible
So Hiram made the pillars [in this manner], and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and he did the same for the other capital.

Christian Standard Bible
He made the pillars with two encircling rows of pomegranates on the one grating to cover the capital on top; he did the same for the second capital.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made the pillars with two encircling rows of pomegranates on the one grating to cover the capital on top; he did the same for the second capital.

American Standard Version
So he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other capital.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he made pillars and two rows as a circle on one lattice to cover the saplings that were on the top of the pillar and thus also for the other pillar.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And hanging work, two rows of brazen pomegranates, formed with net-work, hanging work, row upon row: and thus he framed the ornaments for the second chapiter.

Contemporary English Version
with two rows of designs that looked like pomegranates.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about each network to cover the chapiters, that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and in like manner did he to the other chapiter.

English Revised Version
So he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other chapiter.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After he made the pillars, he made two rows [of decorations] around the filigree to cover the capitals which were above the pillars. He made the capitals identical to each other.

Good News Translation
and two rows of bronze pomegranates.

International Standard Version
The pillars contained two rows of ornaments shaped like pomegranates around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pomegranates; and so did he for the other capital.

Literal Standard Version
And he makes the pillars, and two rows around on the one network, to cover the chapiters that [are] on the top, with the pomegranates, and so he has made for the second capital.

Majority Standard Bible
Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.

New American Bible
He also cast pomegranates, two rows around each netting to cover the capital on top of the columns.

NET Bible
When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.

New Revised Standard Version
He made the columns with two rows around each latticework to cover the capitals that were above the pomegranates; he did the same with the other capital.

New Heart English Bible
So he made the pomegranates, two rows around on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and he did so for the other capital.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he made the pillars, and two rows around upon the one net-work, to cover the capitals that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so he did for the other capital.

World English Bible
So he made the pillars; and there were two rows of pomegranates around the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and he did so for the other capital.

Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh the pillars, and two rows round about on the one net-work, to cover the chapiters that are on the top, with the pomegranates, and so he hath made for the second chapiter.

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Context
The Work of Hiram
17For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. 18Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars. 19And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.…

Cross References
1 Kings 7:17
For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.

1 Kings 7:19
And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.

1 Kings 7:41
the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;


Treasury of Scripture

And he made the pillars, and two rows round about on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other capital.

Exodus 28:14,22,24,25
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches…

Exodus 39:15-18
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold…

2 Kings 25:17
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

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1 Kings 7
1. The building of Solomon's house
2. Of the house of Lebanon
6. Of the porch of pillars
7. Of the porch of judgment
8. Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter
13. Hiram's work of the two pillars,
23. Of the molten sea
27. Of the ten bases
38. Of the ten lavers
40. and all the vessels














Verse 18. - And he made the pillars [There is evidently a confusion of the text here. Probably we should read, with some MSS. הרמנים, the pomegranates (so LXX.), instead of העמודים, or rather, we should transpose the two words, reading pomegranates where the Masoretic text has pillars, and vice versa. "The pomegranate was one of the commonest ornaments of Assyria.... It is doubtful whether a symbolical meaning was attached to it, or whether it was merely selected as a beautiful natural form" (Rawlinson). Wordsworth characteristically sees in its many ripe seeds, "an expressive emblem of fruitfulness in good works." According to Bahr, it is an image of the law or covenant of Jehovah, and the seeds represent the separate commands (Symbolik, 2:122, 123). In the tabernacle it was pourtrayed in works of divers colours on the hem of the robe of the ephod (Exodus 28:33, 34; Exodus 39:24). All the Scripture notices of this fruit prove its great abundance in Palestine (Numbers 13:23; Joshua 15:32; Joshua 21:25 ; - in the two last passages it appears as the name of a town - Song of Solomon 4:3, 13; Song of Solomon 8:2; Joel 1:12; Haggai 2:9, etc.) It was also well known to the Egyptians (Numbers 20:5)], and [or even] two rows round about upon the one network ["The relation between the two rows of pomegranates and the plaited work is not clearly defined, but it is generally and correctly assumed that one row ran round the pillars below the plaited work and the other above" (Keil). The pomegranates, one hundred in number in each row (2 Chronicles 3:16), four hundred in all (2 Chronicles 4:13; Jeremiah 52:23), would thus form a double border to the chain work], to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates [rather, on the top of the pillars, as the transposition mentioned above and the sense require]; and so did he for the other chapiter.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Likewise, he made
וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the pillars
הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים (hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform

with two
וּשְׁנֵי֩ (ū·šə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Number - mdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

rows
טוּרִ֨ים (ṭū·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2905: A row, a wall

of pomegranates
הָֽרִמֹּנִ֔ים (hā·rim·mō·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7416: A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit

around
סָבִ֜יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

[each]
הָאֶחָ֗ת (hā·’e·ḥāṯ)
Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

grating
הַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה (haś·śə·ḇā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7639: A net-work, a snare, a ballustrade, a reticulated ornament to a, pillar

to cover
לְכַסּ֤וֹת (lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

each capital
הַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ (hak·kō·ṯā·rōṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3805: The capital of a, column

atop [the pillars].
רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head


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