John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 7:19

"And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits." — 1 Kings 7:19 (ASV)

And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch Or such as was in the porch of the temple; the work was like that wrought in the form of the flower of lilies open:

four cubits; of the five cubits of which the chapiters consisted, four of them were of lily work, the two rows of pomegranates taking up the other; though Dr. Lightfoot ^F15 thinks, that at the head of the pillar was a border or circle of lily work, that stood out four cubits under the chapiter, into and along the porch; a four cubit circle, after the manner of a spread lily.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F15: Prospect of the Temple, c. 13. sect. 2. p. 1075.