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Jeremiah 52:21

19 The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.

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

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

22 The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.

23 Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.

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BSB
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
KJV
And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
WEB
As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness was four fingers. It was hollow.
ASV
And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
DARBY
And as to the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
BLB
As to the pillars, eighteen cubits [was] the height of the one pillar, and a measuring line of twelve cubits could turn around it; its thickness [was] four fingers; [it was] hollow.
ÅB
Og om søylene er å si at den ene søyle var atten alen høy, og en tråd på tolv alen nådde omkring den; den var fire fingrer tykk, og hul.
OTB
Hver søyle var atten alen høy og tolv alen rundt; hver var fire fingre tykk og hul.
B1930
Og om søilene er å si at den ene søile var atten alen høi, og en tråd på tolv alen nådde omkring den; den var fire fingrer tykk, og hul.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 25:17

    Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.

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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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  • 1 Kings 7:15–21

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

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