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1 Kings 7:22

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 7:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
1 Kings 7:22 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.
20And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon the other capital.
21And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
22And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
23And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.
24And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
25It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And upon the top of the pillars was lily work, etc.] Which seems to be repeated from (<110719>1 Kings 7:19) and confirms that: and so was the work of the pillars finished; in the manner described.”
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