1 Kings 7:22

And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the final decorative stage of Solomon’s temple portico, marking the completion of the capitals on Jachin and Boaz. The words — שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) literally means lily and names the carved pattern on the pillar tops, while תִּתֹּם (tittom) declares the work finished. The thread — This lily motif appears in the temple’s earlier architectural specifications (1 Kings 7:19) and parallels the carved lilies on the bronze lampstand (Exodus 25:33). Why it lands — The text states a completed construction phase without commentary, requiring the reader to note the exact replication of the building pattern and the structural transition to the next phase.

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The Hebrew words

וְעַ֛לve./'Aland/ [was] on רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] top of הָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha./'a.mu.Dimthe/ pillars מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seha work of שׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.Shanlili[es]וַתִּתֹּ֖םva./ti.Tomand/ it was complete מְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khet[the] work of הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha./'a.mu.Dimthe/ pillars

King James Version

And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.