The Meaning of 1 Kings 7:24 Explained

1 Kings 7:24

KJV: And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

YLT: and knops beneath its brim round about are compassing it, ten by the cubit, going round the sea round about; in two rows are the knops, cast in its being cast.

Darby: And under the brim of it round about there were colocynths, encompassing it, ten in a cubit enclosing the sea round about; two rows of colocynths, cast when it was cast.

ASV: And 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And under the brim  of it round about  [there were] knops  compassing  it, ten  in a cubit,  compassing  the sea  round about:  the knops  [were] cast  in two  rows,  when it was cast. 

What does 1 Kings 7:24 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 7:24 mean?

And [were] ornamental buds Under Below its brim encircling all around it ten to a cubit all the way - the Sea around two in rows the ornamental buds [were] cast when it was cast
וּפְקָעִים֩ מִתַּ֨חַת לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ ׀ סָבִיב֙ סֹבְבִ֣ים אֹת֔וֹ עֶ֚שֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה מַקִּפִ֥ים אֶת־ הַיָּ֖ם סָבִ֑יב שְׁנֵ֤י טוּרִים֙ הַפְּקָעִ֔ים יְצֻקִ֖ים בִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ

וּפְקָעִים֩  And  [were]  ornamental  buds 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּקָעִים  
Sense: knob-shaped or ball-shaped or gourd-shaped carved wood or metal ornament.
מִתַּ֨חַת  Under 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ ׀  Below  its  brim 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
סָבִיב֙  encircling 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
סֹבְבִ֣ים  all  around 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: סָבַב  
Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
עֶ֚שֶׂר  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.
בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה  to  a  cubit 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
מַקִּפִ֥ים  all  the  way 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural
Root: נָקַף 
Sense: to strike, strike off.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַיָּ֖ם  the  Sea 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
סָבִ֑יב  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
שְׁנֵ֤י  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
טוּרִים֙  in  rows 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: טוּר  
Sense: row.
הַפְּקָעִ֔ים  the  ornamental  buds 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּקָעִים  
Sense: knob-shaped or ball-shaped or gourd-shaped carved wood or metal ornament.
יְצֻקִ֖ים  [were]  cast 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
בִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ  when  it  was  cast 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יְצֻקָה  
Sense: a casting (of metal).

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