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1 Kings 7:16

14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

15 He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.

He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.

17 For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.

18 Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.

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BSB
He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
KJV
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:
WEB
He made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
ASV
And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
DARBY
And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits;
BLB
And two capitals he made to set on the tops of the pillars, cast bronze, five cubits the height of the one capital, and five cubits the height of the second capital.
ÅB
Og han gjorde to søylehoder støpt av kobber til å sette på toppen av søylene; hvert søylehode var fem alen høyt.
OTB
Han laget to kapitéler av smeltet bronse til å sette på toppen av søylene; høyden på det ene kapitélet var fem alen, og høyden på det andre kapitélet var fem alen.
B1930
Og han gjorde to søilehoder støpt av kobber til å sette på toppen av søilene; hvert søilehode var fem alen høit.

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  • Exodus 38:17

    The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.

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  • Exodus 36:38

    together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.

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  • Exodus 38:28

    With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:12–13

    the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;

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  • Exodus 38:19

    with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops.

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