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The Pillars and Capitals

1 Kings 7:19

In 11 translations

BSB
And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.4 cubits is approximately 6 feet or 1.8 meters; also in verse 38.
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.
LSV
And the chapiters that [are] on the top of the pillars [are] of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;
YLT
And the chapiters that [are] on the top of the pillars [are] of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;
DBY
And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work [as] in the porch, four cubits.
DRC
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars, were of lily work in the porch, of four cubits.
GNV
And the chapiters that were on the toppe of the pillars were after lilye worke in ye porch, foure cubites.
JPS
And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.
LXXE7:8
And on the heads of the pillars he made lily-work against the porch, of four cubits,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה שׁוּשַׁ֣ן בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֖ע אַמּֽוֹת׃
LXX-Br7:8
Καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν κεφαλῶν τῶν στύλων ἔργον κρίνου κατὰ τὸ αἰλὰμ τεσσάρων πηχῶν·

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◆ Reign of Solomon◆ Construction of Solomon's Temple

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 7:22And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
  • 1 Kings 6:18The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
  • 1 Kings 6:32–35The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 7:8 in some Bibles
  • 7:19 in most Bibles

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