the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars;
Parallel translations
- KJV And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
- BSB the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
- NKJV four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the pillars);
- NASB and the four hundred pomegranates for the two lattices, two rows of pomegranates for each lattice to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars;
- NLT the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars);
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Quick answer
The inventory continues with the four hundred pomegranates decorating the two networks on the pillars. The abundant ornamentation is recounted.
Overview
The listing of four hundred pomegranates highlights the rich, fruitful imagery covering the pillar capitals. This symbol of abundance and blessing adorned the very gateway of the temple. The detailed accounting preserves the memory of how lavishly Israel honored God in the construction of His dwelling place.
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- 1 Kgs 7:20There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around the other capital.
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