And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
The verse belongs to the account of Solomon's reign, which is part of the period of the undivided kingdom described in 1 Kings 1-11. In 1 Kings 7 the description of Solomon's own house, built after he had finished the house of Jehovah, comes first, and the verse belongs to the latter part of the chapter that enters into details concerning the furnishings and vessels of the temple. It gives part of the building and furniture of the temple, coming in chronological order with 2 Chronicles 1 to 9 which relates the same events as 1 Kings 1 to 11, to be especially noted along with the dedication prayer and sacrifices and the divine answer to Solomon's prayer.
Solomon's temple was a magnificent, larger, permanent enlargement of the tabernacle that followed the same plan, with two holy places and the same kinds of sacred vessels and ministry. Its sanctuary vessels were larger and more numerous than the tabernacle's, and it took seven years and six months to build. The temple's two-room plan and ministry served as a pattern of the heavenly temple.
The builders of the temple did their work by special wisdom given by the Lord, showing that the power of invention is God-given. The verse describes the ornamentation of Solomon's temple, which included decorative forms such as pomegranates, bells, lions, and cattle; these figures adorned the house of the Lord and were not made to be worshiped, so images may be used as decoration in a place of worship when they are not objects of worship.
The verse belongs to the account of Solomon's reign, which is part of the period of the undivided kingdom described in 1 Kings 1-11. In 1 Kings 7 the description of Solomon's own house, built after he had finished the house of Jehovah, comes first, and the verse belongs to the latter part of the chapter that enters into details concerning the furnishings and vessels of the temple. It gives part of the building and furniture of the temple, coming in chronological order with 2 Chronicles 1 to 9 which relates the same events as 1 Kings 1 to 11, to be especially noted along with the dedication prayer and sacrifices and the divine answer to Solomon's prayer.
Solomon's temple was a magnificent, larger, permanent enlargement of the tabernacle that followed the same plan, with two holy places and the same kinds of sacred vessels and ministry. Its sanctuary vessels were larger and more numerous than the tabernacle's, and it took seven years and six months to build. The temple's two-room plan and ministry served as a pattern of the heavenly temple.
The builders of the temple did their work by special wisdom given by the Lord, showing that the power of invention is God-given. The verse describes the ornamentation of Solomon's temple, which included decorative forms such as pomegranates, bells, lions, and cattle; these figures adorned the house of the Lord and were not made to be worshiped, so images may be used as decoration in a place of worship when they are not objects of worship.