1 Kings 7:17

17 Then he made a net of seven chains for each capital, which covered the capitals on top of the two pillars.

1 Kings 7:17 Meaning and Commentary

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
These were the ornaments of the chapiters; the former being like thick branches of trees, with their boughs and leaves curiously wrought, as the word signifies, and the latter like fringes, such as the Jews wore at the skirt of their garments:

seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter;
perhaps with four rows of checker work, and three of chain work.

1 Kings 7:17 In-Context

15 He made two bronze pillars, each one twenty-seven feet tall and eighteen feet around.

16 He also made two bronze capitals that were seven and one-half feet tall, and he put them on top of the pillars.

17 Then he made a net of seven chains for each capital, which covered the capitals on top of the two pillars.

18 He made two rows of bronze pomegranates to go on the nets. These covered the capitals at the top of the pillars.

19 The capitals on top of the pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies, and they were six feet tall.