When the KJV was constructed, after the original KJV scholars had given the document to King James I in 1610, one of the changes which were made involved these chapter/verse changes. These seemingly slight changes produced a dramatic effect, as these two pictures illustrate. The structure of the Bible was slightly changed so that the two pillars -- Boaz and Jachin -- were created with a "33" in the middle. In these two pillars, you have four sides, one going up and one going down. Each of these sides is comprised of a number of chapters equal to 3x3x33 , or 297 chapters. Think of each chapter as representing a step up or down one of the sides of the pillar. Thinking of it this way, you have 297 steps going up each pillar and 297 steps going down. Pillar 1 Left Side Going Up 297 Chapters -- Genesis 1 to I Kings 6 Right Side Going Down 297 Chapters -- I Kings 7 to Psalm 116 Psalm 117 is the chapter in the middle -- representative of the Masonic Square and Comp...
Vicki S. Musings