1 Kings 7:17 “For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, w…”

1 Kings 7:17

For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English 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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

He made grates like networke, and wrethen worke like chaynes for the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars, euen seuen for the one chapiter, and seuen for the other chapiter.

Darby Translation

[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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“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.”

Exodus 28:14 Exodus 28:22 Exodus 39:15–18 2 Kings 25:17 Exodus 28:24 Exodus 28:25

Exodus 28:14 · BSB

and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.

Exodus 28:22 · BSB

For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.

Exodus 39:15–18 · BSB

For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.

2 Kings 25:17 · BSB

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.

Exodus 28:24 · BSB

Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

Exodus 28:25 · BSB

and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.

18Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.

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