20 As for the two pillars, the one reservoir, and the 12 bronze bulls under the water carts that King Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple, the weight of the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. 21 One pillar was 27 feet[a] tall, had a circumference of 18 feet,[b] was hollow—four fingers thick— 22 and had a bronze capital on top of it.(A) One capital, encircled by bronze latticework and pomegranates, stood 7½ feet[c] high. The second pillar was the same, with pomegranates.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit 18 cubits
  2. Jeremiah 52:21 Lit 12 cubits
  3. Jeremiah 52:22 Lit five cubits

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