the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars;
Parallel translations
- WEB the two pillars; the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;
- KJV The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
- BSB the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
- NASB the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two lattices to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;
- NLT the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals;
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Quick answer
The list of Hiram's work begins with the two pillars and their decorated capitals and networks. A summary inventory of the bronze furnishings follows.
Overview
This recap reminds the reader of the major pieces Hiram crafted, starting with the imposing entrance pillars and their ornate tops. Such inventories underscore the scale and completeness of the work done for God's house. The careful record honors both the craftsman's faithfulness and the glory of the temple he helped build.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 2 Chr 4:12the two pillars, the bowls, the two capitals which were on the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars,
- 1 Kgs 7:15–22For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them.
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