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1Ki 6:18 — And the cedar of the house within [was] carved with knops and open flowers: all [was] cedar; there was no stone seen.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

knops		"or, gourds. Pekaīm, ""artificial knops,"" in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes. (See note on 2Ki 4:39;) the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental."
open flowers		or, openings of flowers.

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knops

2Ki 4:39

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred [them] into the pot of pottage: for they knew [them] not.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Kings 6:18," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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