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1 Kings 7:19

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.

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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BSB
And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
KJV
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
WEB
The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits.
ASV
And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.
DARBY
And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work [as] in the porch, four cubits.
BLB
And the capitals that [were] on top of the pillars [were] in the shape of lilies in the hall, four cubits.
ÅB
Og søylehodene på toppen av søylene var gjort som liljer, slik som i forhallen, og målte fire alen.
OTB
Nå var kapitélene som var på toppen av søylene i forhallen av liljemønster, fire alen.
B1930
Og søilehodene på toppen av søilene var gjort som liljer, likesom i forhallen, og målte fire alen.

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  • 1 Kings 6:18

    And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

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  • 1 Kings 6:32–35

    The 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.

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  • 1 Kings 7:22

    And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

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