The Meaning of 1 Kings 7:17 Explained

1 Kings 7:17

KJV: And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

YLT: Nets of net-work, wreaths of chain-work are for the chapiters that are on the top of the pillars, seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the second chapiter.

Darby: and nets of checker-work, wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital.

ASV: There were nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 7:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[And] nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which [were] upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

What does 1 Kings 7:17 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 7:17 mean?

Nets [He made] a network lattice with wreaths of chainwork for the capitals that [were] on top of the pillars seven [chains] for capital one and seven for the capital second

שְׂבָכִ֞ים מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שְׂבָכָ֗ה גְּדִלִים֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹת לַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים שִׁבְעָה֙ לַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית

שְׂבָכִ֞ים	Nets
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: שְׂבָכָה Sense: network, lattice-work, net, netting.
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה	[He made] a network
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַעֲשֶׂה Sense: deed, work.
שְׂבָכָ֗ה	lattice
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׂבָכָה Sense: network, lattice-work, net, netting.
גְּדִלִים֙	with wreaths
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: גָּדִל Sense: twisted threads, tassels, festoons.
שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹת	chainwork
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: שַׁרְשָׁה Sense: chain.
לַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔ת	for the capitals
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: כֹּתֶרֶת Sense: capital crown, capital of a pillar.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	that [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
רֹ֣אשׁ	top
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים	of the pillars
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: עַמּוּד Sense: pillar, column.
שִׁבְעָה֙	seven [chains]
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
לַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת	for capital
Parse: Preposition-l, 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).
וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה	and seven
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת	for the capital
Parse: Preposition-l, 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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