1 Raja-raja 7:17

7:17 The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments. ¹ 

1 Raja-raja 7:29

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ² 

1 Raja-raja 13:25

13:25 Some men came by ³  and saw the corpse lying in the road with the lion standing beside it. ⁴  They went and reported what they had seen ⁵  in the city where the old prophet lived.

[7:17]  ¹ tn Heb “there were seven for the first capital, and seven for the second capital.”

[7:29]  ² tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

[13:25]  ³ tn Heb “Look, men were passing by.”

[13:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “the corpse.” The noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:25]  ⁵ tn The words “what they had seen” are supplied in the translation for clarification.