1 Kings 7:15

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

Literal

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.

Latin

Et finxit duas columnas æreas, decem et octo cubitorum altitudinis columnam unam: et linea duodecim cubitorum ambiebat columnam utramque.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

1 Kings 7:15–22

The two bronze pillars were likely free-standing because the narrator mentions them here instead of during the earlier discussion of the temple structure (1 Kings 6:3–6).

1 Kings 6:1–8:66

The construction of the Temple and palace complex, along with the temple's dedication celebration, are key events in the 1 Kings account of Solomon's time. The temple, built to honor God, was Israel's most important building. Therefore, the writer of 1 Kings documented its construction details thoroughly.

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Events

Measurements

twelve cubits in circumference: About 27 ft high x 18 ft around (8.2 m x 5.5 m around)

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Jeremiah 52:21
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
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.
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.
Jeremiah 52:13
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
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;
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.
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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