The Meaning of 1 Kings 7:16 Explained

1 Kings 7:16

KJV: And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

YLT: And two chapiters he hath made to put on the tops of the pillars, cast in brass; five cubits the height of the one chapiter, and five cubits the height of the second chapiter.

Darby: And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits;

ASV: And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he made  two  chapiters  [of] molten  brass,  to set  upon the tops  of the pillars:  the height  of the one  chapiter  [was] five  cubits,  and the height  of the other  chapiter  [was] five  cubits: 

What does 1 Kings 7:16 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 7:13-26 - Pillars Of Security And Strength
Hiram, the artificer, was remarkably gifted. From his father he had inherited all the genius of Tyre, while on his mother's side he was of the tribe of Naphtali and thus inherited the religious genius of the Hebrew people. The twin pillars were made of the brass taken from the king of Zobah, 1 Chronicles 18:8-9. Each would stand to a height of forty feet. Their names were symbolical, and indicated their strength and durability. Wreaths of golden chainwork hung from the capitals, while beautiful ornaments of lily-work adorned the heads of these noble columns. Jachin-"he shall establish"-and Boaz-"in him is strength"-combined with the beauty of the lily-work, remind us that strength and beauty are in God's sanctuary and blend in the character of His people.
The molten sea was substituted for the ancient laver, Exodus 30:18. It was an immense circular vase, holding 20,000 gallons of water. Its brim was in the form of a lily and it stood on twelve brazen oxen. Water in abundance was needed for the cleansing of the courts; and our Lord has taught us in John 13:1-38 the necessity for constant washing if we would walk with God.
1 Kings 7:1-51 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 7:16 mean?

And two capitals [of] he made to set on the tops of the pillars cast bronze [was] five cubits the height of capital one and [was] five cubits The height of the capital second
וּשְׁתֵּ֨י כֹתָרֹ֜ת עָשָׂ֗ה לָתֵ֛ת עַל־ רָאשֵׁ֥י הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים מֻצַ֣ק נְחֹ֑שֶׁת חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֗וֹת קוֹמַת֙ הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת קוֹמַ֖ת הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית

וּשְׁתֵּ֨י  And  two 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
כֹתָרֹ֜ת  capitals  [of] 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: כֹּתֶרֶת  
Sense: capital crown, capital of a pillar.
עָשָׂ֗ה  he  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לָתֵ֛ת  to  set 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
רָאשֵׁ֥י  the  tops 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים  of  the  pillars 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַמּוּד  
Sense: pillar, column.
מֻצַ֣ק  cast 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
נְחֹ֑שֶׁת  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
חָמֵ֣שׁ  [was]  five 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
אַמּ֗וֹת  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
קוֹמַת֙  the  height 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קֹומָה  
Sense: height.
הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת  of  capital 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כֹּתֶרֶת  
Sense: capital crown, capital of a pillar.
הָאֶחָ֔ת  one 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
וְחָמֵ֣שׁ  and  [was]  five 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
אַמּ֔וֹת  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
קוֹמַ֖ת  The  height 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קֹומָה  
Sense: height.
הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת  of  the  capital 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כֹּתֶרֶת  
Sense: capital crown, capital of a pillar.
הַשֵּׁנִֽית  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.

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