1 Kings 7:22
1 Kings 7:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.”
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Read Full Chapter →With lily work crowning their tops, the work of the two pillars was completed.
What Does 1 Kings 7:22 Mean?
The account of the pillars closes as it ends with the lily work upon their tops. The narrator marks the completion plainly: the work of the pillars was finished.
To finish a work is its own quiet joy. The pillars stood crowned and complete, their making brought to an end. Scripture loves to note when a thing is finished, for there is rest in completion. The greatest of all finished works was spoken from the cross, "It is finished," by which the true and lasting house was at last secured.
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What does 1 Kings 7:22 mean?
With lily work crowning their tops, the work of the two pillars was completed.