1 Kings 7:18
16 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.
Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
19 And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
20 On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- So he made the pillars; and there were two rows of pomegranates around the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and he did so for the other capital.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And he made pomegranates, namely two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars; and so he did for the other capital.
- BLB
- And he made the pillars and two rows all around above the one network, to cover the capitals that [were] on top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the second capital.
- ÅB
- Og han gjorde to rader med granatepler rundt omkring ved det ene av de nettverk som skulle dekke søylehodene på toppen av søylene, og slik gjorde han også med det andre søylehode.
- OTB
- Så han laget søylene, og to rader med granatepler rundt omkring på det ene gitterverket for å dekke kapitélene som var på toppen av søylene; og han gjorde det samme for det andre kapitélet.
- B1930
- Og han gjorde to rader med granatepler rundt omkring ved det ene av de nettverk som skulde dekke søilehodene på toppen av søilene, og således gjorde han også med det andre søilehode.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 39:15–18
For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
Read in contextExodus 28:14
and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
Read in contextExodus 28:24–25
Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
Read in contextExodus 28:22
For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.
Read in context2 Kings 25:17
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.
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