Jeremiah 52:22

20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

21 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.

23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.

24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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BSB
The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.
KJV
And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
WEB
A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. The second pillar also had the same, with pomegranates.
ASV
And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates.
DARBY
And the capital upon it was brass, and the height of the one capital [was] five cubits; and the network and the pomegranates, upon the capital round about, all of brass; and similarly for the second pillar, and the pomegranates.
BLB
A capital of bronze [was] upon it, and the height of the one capital [was] five cubits, and with a network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze; and like these for the second pillar, with pomegranates.
ÅB
Og det var et søylehode på den av kobber, og det ene søylehode var fem alen høyt, og det var nettverk og granatepler på søylehodet rundt omkring, alt sammen av kobber, og likedan var det med den andre søyle, som også hadde granatepler.
OTB
En bronsekapitél var på toppen av hver søyle; hver kapitél var fem alen høy, med gitterverk og granatepler av bronse rundt omkring. Den andre søylen var lik, med granatepler.
B1930
Og det var et søilehode på den av kobber, og det ene søilehode var fem alen høit, og det var nettverk og granatepler på søilehodet rundt omkring, alt sammen av kobber, og likedan var det med den andre søile, som også hadde granatepler.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 7:16–17

    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:

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:12–13

    To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;

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  • 2 Chronicles 3:15

    Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

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  • 2 Kings 25:17

    The 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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  • Exodus 28:14–22

    And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

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  • Exodus 28:25

    And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.

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  • Exodus 39:15–18

    And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

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