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1 Kings 7:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

17 There were meshes made like netting and braid made like chains for the capitals on top of the columns, seven for each capital. 18 [a]He also cast pomegranates, two rows around each netting to cover the capital on top of the columns. 19 The capitals on top of the columns (in the porch) were made like lilies, four cubits high.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:18–20 The Hebrew text is corrupt in many places here, and alternative readings attested in the ancient versions are secondary attempts to make sense of the text. A clearer description of the columns and their decoration is found in vv. 41–42.
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