Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
1 Kings 7:18
And he made; or, so he made, or framed, or perfected. Two rows; either of pomegranates, by comparing this with 1 Kings 7:20, or of some other curious work.
And he made; or, so he made, or framed, or perfected. Two rows; either of pomegranates, by comparing this with 1 Kings 7:20, or of some other curious work.
The pomegranate was one of the most common ornaments in Assyria. It was used on quivers, on spear-shafts, and maceheads, in patterns on doorways and pavements, etc. It is doubtful whether a symbolic m...
CHAPTER 7 THE HOUSE OF SOLOMON AND PHARAOH'S DAUGHTERTHE FURNISHINGS OF THE TEMPLE _ 1. The house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:1)_ 2. The royal palace and the house of Pharaoh's daughter (1 K...
1 KINGS 7. SOLOMON'S PALACE (1 KINGS 1-12). THE TEMPLE IMPLEMENTS (1KINGS 13- 51). Twenty years (_cf._ 1 Kings 9:10 with 1 Kings 7:1) was Solomon engaged in building. After completing the Temple he bu...
_upon the top_, with _pomegranates_ The Hebrew text means -upon the top of the pomegranates." But some authorities give -upon the top OF THE PILLARS," which has been adopted by the R.V. The first word...
Hiram a Tyrian worker in brass casts the pillars Jachin and Boaz (2 Chronicles 2:4; 2 Chronicles 3:15-17) 13. _sent and fet_ -Fet" is the old English past tense of the verb -fetch," and occurs several...
AND HE MADE THE PILLARS, &C.— _Thus he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about by the branch-work, which was to cover the chapiter, even that_ [_part_] _which was above the pomegranates:...
B. THE BRONZE PILLARS 7:15-22 TRANSLATION (15) And he formed the two bronze pillars, eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar and the circumference of the second pillar was twelve cubits. (16) An...
_AND HE MADE THE PILLARS, AND TWO ROWS ROUND ABOUT UPON THE ONE NETWORK, TO COVER THE CHAPITERS THAT WERE UPON THE TOP, WITH POMEGRANATES: AND SO DID HE FOR THE OTHER CHAPITER._ No JFB commentary on...
SOLOMON'S PALACE This c, besides giving a description of Solomon's palace, contains an account of the principal utensils belonging to the Temple....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 7 SOLOMON’S PALACES V1 Solomon took 13 years to build his palace. V2 The first great hall that he made was called the ‘Hall of the Fores...
(15-22) With regard to the two pillars, _Jachin_ (“He shall establish”) and _Boaz_ (“In it is strength”), the text gives no account of their destination, except that they were set up in the porch of t...
(13-50) The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great pillars, bears on the very face of it the most evident marks...
וַ יַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת ־הָ עַמּוּדִ֑ים וּ שְׁנֵי֩
1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1 THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1;...
THE IDEAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 7:13; 1 Kings 8:12 "The hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father But the hour cometh, and now is, whe...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
PILLARS OF SECURITY AND STRENGTH 1 Kings 7:13 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 N...
Taking advantage of the treaty with Hiram, Solomon also built a house for himself, the house of the forest of Lebanon, a description of which is given in the commencement of this chapter. It is surely...
_The pillars. This word may have changed places with pomegranates._...
(15) For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. (16) And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the top...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
It is rather, to my mind, the house of Solomon that prefigures the church, as such, in connection with Christ; the temple, the Father's house on high, where we are brought to dwell. "We are his house...
AND HE MADE THE PILLARS,.... Or adorned them in this manner: AND TWO ROWS ROUND ABOUT UPON THE ONE NETWORK, TO COVER THE CHAPITERS THAT WERE UPON THE TOP, WITH POMEGRANATES; that is, there were two r...
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that [were] upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. Ver. 18. _And he made...
_Nets of checker-work, &c., for the chapiters_ Which chapiters those nets and wreaths encompassed, either covering, and, as it were, receiving and holding the pomegranates, or being mixed with them. _...
1 The building of Solomons house. 2 Of the house of Lebanon. 6 Of the porch of pillars. 7 Of the porch of Iudgement. 8 Of the house for Pharaohs daughter. 13 Hirams worke of the two pillars. 23...
And he made the pillars and two rows round about upon the one network to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates, the one row of molten pomegranates being above the network, the...
The Metal Appointment Of The Temple...
THREE MORE HOUSES (vs.1-12) Only one verse speaks of Solomon's own house, which took 13 years to build. However, the order of that house is seen in chapter 10:4-5. This is typical of the Church of Go...
13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises...
1 Kings 7:18 made H6213 (H8799) pillars H5982 two H8147 rows H2905 pomegranates H7416 the H259 network H7639 around...
THE FURNISHING AND EMBELLISHMENT OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 7:13). The passage is divided into two parts. The first part emphasises that what is described was the work of Hiram, a skilled metalworker and...
HIRAM FASHIONS THE TWO PILLARS OF BRONZE, YAKIN AND BOAZ (1 KINGS 7:15). In front of the Temple were to be placed two pillars, which, going by clay models of temples which have been discovered in Pale...
CONTENTS: Work on the temple and Solomon's house. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram. CONCLUSION: God who is best should be served and honored with our best. KEY WORD: Work ended, 1 Kings 7:51. STRON...
1 Kings 7:1. _Solomon was thirteen years_ in building his own palace in Jerusalem, because fewer workmen were employed, many of whom were still engaged on the exterior parts of the temple. 1 Kings 7:2...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:15 TWO PILLARS OF BRONZE. Two massive pillars, called JACHIN and BOAZ, were positioned at the temple entrance. Along with their...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 7:13. FETCHED HIRAM OUT OF TYRE—He seems to have been eminent among the artists in metals for which Tyre and Phœnicia were then renowned. This man (of like nam...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS.—The first twelve verses of this chapter constitute a break in the long account of the Temple, its furniture and its consecration...
But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he finished all of his house (1 Kings 7:1). So it shows where his priorities began to turn. Seven years building the house of God, then t...
2 Kings 25:17; Exodus 28:14; Exodus 28:22; Exodus 28:24; Exodus 28:25
Two rows — Either of pomegranates, by comparing this with 1 Kings 7:20, or of some other curious work....