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A Likely Textual Error
The 'checker-work' and 'chain-work' describe an intricate, beautiful network covering the capitals, possibly like a fine lattice with festive wreaths. However, most scholars note that the phrase 'seven for the one capital' is likely a textual error. The original reading, supported by ancient translations, was probably 'a net for the one capital, and a net for the other capital,' emphasizing the singular, elaborate covering on each pillar.
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18th Century
Theologian
Nets... A better translation is “nets of checkered work and wreaths of chain work”—likely a fine network covering the whole capital, with ch…
19th Century
Bishop
Seven for ... —This is probably an erroneous reading. It should be “a net-work (or lattice-work) for the one capital, and a net-wo…
17th Century
Pastor
And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the
chapiters which were upon the top of the pi…
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17th Century
Minister
Some think the two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple were to teach those who came to worship to depend on God alone for strength and establ…