He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
Parallel translations
- WEB For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them.
- 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.
- NKJV And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.
- NASB He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.
- NLT Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference.
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Quick answer
Hiram cast two great bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits around. They would stand at the temple's entrance.
Overview
These two massive bronze columns, roughly twenty-seven feet tall, were striking features framing the temple porch. Their imposing size and fine casting displayed both Hiram's skill and the glory of God's house. As the gateway pillars, they would greet every worshiper, marking the threshold of the place where the Lord met His people.
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Cross-references · 7
- Jer 52:21Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
- 2 Chr 3:15–17In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
- 1 Kgs 7:21Thus 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.
- 2 Chr 4:12–22the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
- 2 Kgs 25:16–17As 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.
- Jer 52:13He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- 1 Kgs 7:41the 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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