1 Kings 7:18

Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator describes the artisans' ongoing work on Solomon’s temple pillars during the detailed account of temple construction.

The words — וַיַּעַשׂ (va.ya'as) translates literally as "and he made," while הַשְּׂבָכָה (ha.sevakhah) means "the network" or lattice framework.

The thread — The use of decorative metalwork for sacred furnishings runs through Exodus 28:14, 28:22, and 28:24, where braided chains secure the priestly breastpiece.

Why it lands — The text states that two rows of pomegranates were placed around each grating to cover the pillar capitals, requiring precise attention to the architectural specifications without allegorical expansion.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 28:14 and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
Exodus 28:22 For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.
Exodus 28:24 Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
Exodus 39:15 For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
2 Kings 25:17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.