1 Kings 7:16

16 He made two capitals of melted bronze to set on the tops of the columns; each capital was eight-and-three-quarters feet high;

1 Kings 7:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:16

And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the
tops of the pillars
These were large ovals in the form of a crown, as the word signifies; or like two crowns joined together, as Ben Gersom; or bowls, as they are called, ( 1 Kings 7:41 ) ,

the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the
other chapiter was five cubits;
in ( 2 Kings 25:17 ) they are said to be but three cubits high; but that is to be understood only of the ornamented part of them, the wreathen work and pomegranates on them, as there expressed; here it includes, with that, the part below unornamented.

1 Kings 7:16 In-Context

14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naftali, but his father was from Tzor, a bronze-worker filled with wisdom, understanding and skill for all kinds of bronze craftsmanship. He came to King Shlomo and did all his bronzework.

15 He made the two bronze columns, each one thirty-one-and-a-half feet high and twenty-one feet in circumference.

16 He made two capitals of melted bronze to set on the tops of the columns; each capital was eight-and-three-quarters feet high;

17 he also made checker-work nets and chained wreaths, seven for the top of each capital.

18 When he made the columns, he made two rows of pomegranates to put at the top of each column around the netting covering its capital.