He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars; 2.25 metres was the height of the first capital, and 2.25 metres was also the height of the second capital.
1 Kings 7:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He cast two bronze pillars, each 8 metres high and 5.4 metres in circumference. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He fashioned the two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. American Standard Version (1901) For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about. Common English Bible He cast two bronze pillars. Each one was twenty-seven feet high and required a cord of eighteen feet to reach around it. Catholic Public Domain Version And he cast two columns of brass. Each column was eighteen cubits in height, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed both columns. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he cast two pillars in brass. Each pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits compassed both the pillars. |
He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars; 2.25 metres was the height of the first capital, and 2.25 metres was also the height of the second capital.
He set up the pillars at the portico of the sanctuary: he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin; then he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. ,
two pillars; bowls for the capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two gratings for covering both bowls of the capitals that were on top of the pillars;
Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars of the Lord’s temple, the water carts, and the bronze basin, , which were in the Lord’s temple, and carried the bronze to Babylon.
From Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer’s cities, David also took huge quantities of bronze, from which Solomon made the bronze basin, the pillars, and the bronze articles.
For this is what the Lord of Armies says about the pillars, the basin, the water carts, and the rest of the articles that still remain in this city,
He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars for the Lord’s temple and the water carts and the bronze basin that were in the Lord’s temple, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
One pillar was 8 metres tall, had a circumference of 5.4 metres, was hollow #– #four fingers thick #– #
The portico was 10.6 metres across and 6.4 metres deep, and 10 steps led up to it. There were pillars by the jambs, one on each side.