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1 Kings 7:41-43
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 7:41-43
New Catholic Bible
41 the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on the top of the two pillars, the two networks that covered the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the two pillars, 42 the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each of the networks that covered the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars,[a] 43 the ten carts, and the ten basins upon the carts,
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- 1 Kings 7:42 The decorative aspects of the building seem extremely ornate, but each of the chosen materials have significant symbolism. Pomegranates had adorned the tabernacle that Moses oversaw, and their abundant use was a sign of the beauty and holiness of the temple.
