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English Standard Version

1 Kings 7:22

And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Art;   Brass;   Carving;   Chapiter;   Hiram;   Lily;   Master Workman;   Mechanic;   Pillar;   Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Lilly;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jachin and Boaz;   Lily;   Phenicia;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Lily;   Phoenice;   Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Art and Aesthetics;   Bronze;   Copper;   Hiram;   Lily;   Lily Work;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hiram;   Israel;   Jachin and Boaz;   Lily;   Temple;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Flowers;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Boaz ;   Lily,;   Pillar;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Lily;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jachin and Boaz;   Lily;   Lily-Work;   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. Then the work of the pillars was completed.
Hebrew Names Version
On the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
King James Version
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
New Century Version
The capitals on top of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work on the pillars was finished.
New English Translation
The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.
Amplified Bible
On the tops of the pillars was lily work (design). So the work of the pillars was finished.
New American Standard Bible
On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And vpon the top of the pillars was worke of lilyes: so was the workemanship of the pillars finished.
Legacy Standard Bible
And on the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.
Contemporary English Version
The lily-shaped caps were on top of the columns. This completed the work on the columns.
Complete Jewish Bible
On the tops of the columns were shapes like lilies; thus the work of the columns was finished.
Darby Translation
And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; and the work of the pillars was finished.
Easy-to-Read Version
They put the flower-shaped capitals on top of the columns, and the work on the two columns was finished.
George Lamsa Translation
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work; so was the work of the pillars finished.
Good News Translation
The lily-shaped bronze capitals were on top of the columns. And so the work on the columns was completed.
Lexham English Bible
On the top of the pillars was a work of lilies; and so the work of the pillars was finished.
Literal Translation
And on the top of the pillars was lily-work. So the work of the pillars was finished.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And so stode it aboue vpon the pilers euen like roses. Thus was the worke of ye pilers fynished.
American Standard Version
And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
Bible in Basic English
The tops of the pillars had a design of flowers; and the work of making the pillars was complete.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vpon the top of the pillers [were] lillie worke: & so was the workmanship of the pillers finished.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; so was the work of the pillars finished.
King James Version (1611)
And vpon the top of the pillars was lillie worke: so was the worke of the pillars finished.
English Revised Version
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
Berean Standard Bible
And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he settide on the heedis of the pilers a werk bi the maner of a lilie; and the werk of the pilers was maad perfit.
Young's Literal Translation
and on the top of the pillars [is] lily-work; and the work of the pillars [is] completed.
Update Bible Version
And on the top of the pillars was lily-work: so the work of the pillars was finished.
Webster's Bible Translation
And upon the top of the pillars [was] lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
World English Bible
On the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
New King James Version
The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.
New Living Translation
The capitals on the pillars were shaped like water lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished.
New Life Bible
The top pieces on the pillars were made to look like lily flowers. So the work of the pillars was finished.
New Revised Standard
On the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, upon the top of the pillars, was lily work, - which gave finish to the work of the pillars.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And upon the tops of the pillars he made lily work: so the work of the pillars was finished.
Revised Standard Version
And upon the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

Contextual Overview

13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. 14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. 15 He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same. 16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. 17 There were lattices of checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals on the tops of the pillars, a lattice for the one capital and a lattice for the other capital. 18 Likewise he made pomegranates in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital. 19 Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits. 20 The capitals were on the two pillars and also above the rounded projection which was beside the latticework. There were two hundred pomegranates in two rows all around, and so with the other capital. 21 He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Boaz. 22 And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:19 - lily work

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Genesis 6:17
For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And upon the top of the pillars was lily work,.... Which seems to be repeated from 1 Kings 7:19 and confirms that:

and so was the work of the pillars finished; in the manner described.


 
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