KJV King James Version
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that [were] upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Kings 7:18
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that [were] upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
WEB World English Bible
So he made the pillars; and there were two rows around on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars: and he did so for the other capital.
ASV American Standard Version
So he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other capital.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he maketh the pillars, and two rows round about on the one net-work, to cover the chapiters that are on the top, with the pomegranates, and so he hath made for the second chapiter.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 7
15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
16 And he made two chapiters [of] molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter [was] five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter [was] five cubits:
17 [And] nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which [were] upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
18 And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that [were] upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
19 And the chapiters that [were] upon the top of the pillars [were] of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
20 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.
21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
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וַיַּ֖עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעַמּוּדִ֑יםH5982 · am.mudpillarוּשְׁנֵי֩H8147 · she.na.yimtwoטוּרִ֨יםH2905 · turrowסָבִ֜יבH5439 · sa.vivaroundעַל־H5921 · aluponהַשְּׂבָכָ֣הH7639 · se.va.khahlatticeworkהָאֶחָ֗תH259 · e.chadoneלְכַסּ֤וֹתH3680 · ka.sahto coverאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙H3805 · ko.te.retcapitalאֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhichעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹ֣אשׁH7218 · roshheadהָֽרִמֹּנִ֔יםH7416 · rim.monpomegranateוְכֵ֣ןH3651 · kenrightעָשָׂ֔הH6213 · a.sahto make: doלַכֹּתֶ֖רֶתH3805 · ko.te.retcapitalהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃H8145 · she.nisecond
Cross-references
Exodus 28:14And two chains [of] pure gold at the ends; [of] wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.Exodus 28:24-25And thou shalt put the two wreathen [chains] of gold in the two rings [which are] on the ends of the breastplate.Exodus 39:15-18And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, [of] wreathen work [of] pure gold.Exodus 28:22And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends [of] wreathen work [of] pure gold.2 Kings 25:17The 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.
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