1 Kings 7:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 7:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 7:31 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the bas..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 7:31 — KJV
“And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.”
— 1 Kings 7:31 (KJV)
1 Kings 7:31 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 7:31
“And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:31: cubit, thereof, round
“And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:31: chapiter, cubit, round
“And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:31: chapiter, above, round
“Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:31: cubit, thereof, half
“The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:31: chapiter, cubit, round
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