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1 Kings 7:15

13 Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.

16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.

17 For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.

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BSB
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
KJV
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
WEB
For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them.
ASV
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.
DARBY
And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.
BLB
And he cast two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits compassed the second pillar.
ÅB
Han gjorde de to kobbersøyler; den ene søyle var atten alen høy, og en tråd på tolv alen nådde omkring den andre søyle[^1].
OTB
Han støpte to søyler av bronse; atten alen var høyden på den ene søylen, og en linje på tolv alen målte omkretsen av begge.
B1930
Han gjorde de to kobbersøiler; den ene søile var atten alen høi, og en tråd på tolv alen nådde omkring den andre søile. / < den var tolv alen i omfang.>

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 52:21

    Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.

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  • 1 Kings 7:21

    Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.

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  • 2 Chronicles 3:15–17

    In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.

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  • Jeremiah 52:13

    He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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  • 2 Kings 25:16–17

    As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.

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  • 1 Kings 7:41

    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;

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:12–22

    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;

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