1 Kings 7:16-18
International Standard Version
16 He also crafted two capitals of cast bronze and set them on top of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits,[a] and the height of the other capital was five cubits.[b] 17 A network of latticework on top of the pillars was inlaid with ornamental wreaths and chains, the top of each pillar containing seven groups of ornamental structures. 18 The pillars contained two rows of ornaments shaped like pomegranates around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.
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- 1 Kings 7:16 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:16 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
1 Kings 7:16-18
New International Version
16 He also made two capitals(A) of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits[a] high. 17 A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital. 18 He made pomegranates in two rows[b] encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars.[c] He did the same for each capital.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:16 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 23
- 1 Kings 7:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts made the pillars, and there were two rows
- 1 Kings 7:18 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts pomegranates
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