1 Kings 7:22
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
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Gill's Exposition
And he made a molten sea,.... A large vessel made of molten brass, which, because of the great quantity of water it held, is called a sea; as it was usual with the Jews to call a large collection of…
We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David preparing for the temple iron for things of iron, Ch1 29:2. What those things were…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
upon the top of the pillars The lily work is mentioned again because it was the topmost part of the ornament, and the pillars have been described from the bottom upwards. Hence it was fit to speak of…