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1 Kings 7:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 7:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Bronze Pillars
15 He cast two hollow bronze pillars:(A) each 27 feet[a] high and 18 feet[b] in circumference.[c](B) 16 He also made two capitals(C) of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars; 7½ feet[d] was the height of the first capital, and 7½ feet[e] was also the height of the second capital. 17 The capitals on top of the pillars had gratings of latticework, wreaths[f] made of chainwork—seven for the first capital and seven for the second.
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- 1 Kings 7:15 Lit 18 cubits
- 1 Kings 7:15 Lit 12 cubits
- 1 Kings 7:15 LXX adds and the thickness of the pillar was four fingers hollowed and similarly the second pillar
- 1 Kings 7:16 Lit five cubits
- 1 Kings 7:16 Lit five cubits
- 1 Kings 7:17 Lit tassels
1 Kings 7:15-17
New International Version
1 Kings 7:15-17
New International Version
15 He cast two bronze pillars,(A) each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.[a] 16 He also made two capitals(B) of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits[b] high. 17 A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:15 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
- 1 Kings 7:16 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 23
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