Also he made in front of the temple two pillars thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
Parallel translations
- WEB Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits height, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
- KJV Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
- BSB 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.
- NASB He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits.
- NLT For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7-1/2 feet.
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Solomon makes two large pillars before the temple, each thirty-five cubits high with a five-cubit capital. Two great columns stand at the entrance.
Overview
The towering bronze pillars stood prominently before the temple, more monumental than structural. (The height figure differs from Kings and reflects a known textual variance regarding the pillars' total or individual measurement.) Their imposing presence marked the threshold into God's house.
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Cross-references · 2
- 1 Kgs 7:15–24For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them.
- Jer 52:20–23They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house. The brass of all these vessels was without weight.
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