1 Kings 7:15 “He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cu…”

1 Kings 7:15

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them.

American Standard Version

For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he cast two pillars of brasse: ye height of a pillar was eighteene cubites, and a threede of twelue cubites did compasse either of ye pillars.

Darby Translation

And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.

Young's Literal Translation

And he formeth the two pillars of brass; eighteen cubits [is] the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass the second pillar.

Bible in Basic English

He it was who made the two brass pillars; the first pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits went round it; and the second was the same.

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Cross references

“two pillars”

Jeremiah 52:21–13 1 Kings 7:21 2 Chronicles 3:15–17 2 Chronicles 4:12–22 2 Kings 25:16 2 Kings 25:17

Jeremiah 52:21–13 · BSB

Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.

1 Kings 7:21 · BSB

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.

2 Chronicles 3:15–17 · 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.

2 Chronicles 4:12–22 · BSB

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 · BSB

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 Kings 25:17 · BSB

Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.

Also

Jeremiah 52:13 1 Kings 7:41

Jeremiah 52:13 · BSB

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

1 Kings 7:41 · BSB

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;

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.

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