1 Kings 7:17
“And nets of checker worke, and wreathes of chaine worke, for the chapiters which were vpon the top of the pillars: seuen for the one chapiter, and seuen for the other chapiter.”
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1 Kings 7:17 Context
15For he cast two pillars of brasse of eighteene cubites high a piece: and a line of twelue cubites did compasse either of them about. 16And hee made two Chapiters of molten brasse, to set vpon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was fiue cubites, and the height of the other chapiter was fiue cubites: 17And nets of checker worke, and wreathes of chaine worke, for the chapiters which were vpon the top of the pillars: seuen for the one chapiter, and seuen for the other chapiter. 18And he made the pillars, and two rowes round about vpon the one networke, to couer the chapiters that were vpon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. 19And the chapiters that were vpon the top of the pillars, were of lillie worke in the porch, foure cubites.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 7:17
[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.
- King James Version
{There were} nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
There were nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
- American Standard Version (1901)
There were nets of open-work for the crowns on the tops of the pillars, a net of open-work for one and a net of open-work for the other.
- Basic English Bible
[and] nets of checker-work, wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital.
- Darby Bible
And nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
- Webster's Bible
There were nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
- World English Bible
Nets of net-work, wreaths of chain-work [are] for the chapiters that [are] on the top of the pillars, seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the second chapiter.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He also made nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 7:17
7:17 The chapiters - Which those nets and wreathes encompass, eithercovering, and as it were receiving and holding the pomegranates, or beingmixed with them.