The Meaning of 1 Kings 7:19 Explained

1 Kings 7:19

KJV: And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.

YLT: And the chapiters that are on the top of the pillars are of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;

Darby: And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work as in the porch, four cubits.

ASV: And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the chapiters  that [were] upon the top  of the pillars  [were] of lily  work  in the porch,  four  cubits. 

What does 1 Kings 7:19 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 7:19 mean?

And the capitals [were] that [were] on top of the pillars in the shape of lilies in the hall four cubits
וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה שׁוּשַׁ֣ן בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֖ע אַמּֽוֹת

וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת  And  the  capitals  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural
Root: כֹּתֶרֶת  
Sense: capital crown, capital of a pillar.
אֲשֶׁר֙  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.
הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים  of  the  pillars 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַמּוּד  
Sense: pillar, column.
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה  in  the  shape 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
שׁוּשַׁ֣ן  of  lilies 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: שׁוּשַׁן  
Sense: lily.
בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם  in  the  hall 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אוּלָם  
Sense: porch.
אַרְבַּ֖ע  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
אַמּֽוֹת  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.

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