1 Kings 7:17

7:17 The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments. ¹ 

1 Kings 7:22

7:22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.

1 Kings 7:28

7:28 The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

1 Kings 7:19

7:19 The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high. ² 

1 Kings 7:29

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ³ 

1 Kings 7:31

7:31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. ⁴  On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. ⁵ 

[7:17]  ¹ tn Heb “there were seven for the first capital, and seven for the second capital.”

[7:19]  ² tn Heb “the capitals which were on the top of the pillars were the work of lilies, in the porch, four cubits.” It is unclear exactly what dimension is being measured.

[7:29]  ³ tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

[7:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”