And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
Parallel translations
- WEB There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.
- BSB Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.
- NKJV There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred.
- NASB There were ninety-six exposed pomegranates; all the pomegranates numbered a hundred on the latticework all around.
- NLT There were 96 pomegranates on the sides, and a total of 100 pomegranates on the network around the top.
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Quick answer
There were ninety-six pomegranates visible on the sides and one hundred in all on the network around the capital. The exact ornamentation of the pillars is recorded.
Overview
The precise count underscores the careful detail with which Scripture memorializes the temple's beauty before its destruction. Pomegranates, often symbols of fruitfulness and life, adorned the place of worship. The minute accuracy of this record reflects the reliability of God's word, the same word that both pronounced judgment and promised restoration through the coming Messiah.
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.
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