And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
Parallel translations
- WEB and 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.
- 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 the pillars);
- NASB and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on 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
He also makes four hundred pomegranates in two rows for the networks on the pillars. The pillar decorations are completed in abundance.
Overview
The hundreds of bronze pomegranates richly adorned the pillar capitals, symbols of fruitfulness flanking the temple entrance. The lavish count reflects the splendor of the work. This imagery of fruitfulness at God's house hints at the life and blessing that flow from his presence.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Kgs 7:20And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
- Song 4:13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
- Jer 52:23And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
- Exod 28:33–34And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
- 1 Kgs 7:42And 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;
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