1 Kings 7:19

19 The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits[a] high.

1 Kings 7:19 in Other Translations

KJV
19 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
ESV
19 Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits.
NLT
19 The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet tall.
CSB
19 And the capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, six feet [high].

1 Kings 7:19 In-Context

17 A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.
18 He made pomegranates in two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars. He did the same for each capital.
19 The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high.
20 On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows all around.
21 He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, about 6 feet or about 1.8 meters; also in verse 38
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