1 Kings 7:16

“And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

And hee made two Chapiters of molten brasse, to set vpon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was fiue cubites, and the height of the other chapiter was fiue cubites:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he made the two crowns to be put on the tops of the pillars, of brass made soft in the fire; the crowns were five cubits high.
- Basic English Bible

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits;
- Darby Bible

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the hight of the one capital was five cubits, and the hight of the other capital was five cubits:
- Webster's Bible

He made two capitals of molten brass, to set on the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
- World English Bible

And two chapiters he hath made to put on the tops of the pillars, cast in brass; five cubits the height of the one chapiter, and five cubits the height of the second chapiter.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 7:16


7:16 Five cubits - The word chapiter is taken either more largelyfor the whole, so it is five cubits; Or, more strictly, either for thepommels, as they are called, #2Chron 4:12|, or for the cornice orcrown, and so it was but three cubits, to which the pomegranates beingadded make it four cubits, as it is below, ver.#19|, and the otherwork upon it took up one cubit more, which in all made five cubits.


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