KJV King James Version
And the chapiters that [were] upon the top of the pillars [were] of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
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1 Kings 7:19
And the chapiters that [were] upon the top of the pillars [were] of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
WEB World English Bible
The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits.
ASV American Standard Version
And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the chapiters that are on the top of the pillars are of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 7
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.
22 And upon the top of the pillars [was] lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
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1 Kings 6:18And the cedar of the house within [was] carved with knops and open flowers: all [was] cedar; there was no stone seen.1 Kings 6:32-35The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid [them] with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.1 Kings 7:22And upon the top of the pillars [was] lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
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