Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. New Living Translation Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. English Standard Version He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same. Berean Standard Bible He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. King James Bible For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. New King James Version And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each. New American Standard Bible He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both. NASB 1995 He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both. NASB 1977 And he fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both. Legacy Standard Bible And he fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both. Amplified Bible He cast the two pillars of bronze; the one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a [measuring] line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both. Christian Standard Bible He cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. Holman Christian Standard Bible He cast two hollow bronze pillars: each 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he formed two pillars of brass. The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a cord of twelve cubits would wrap around it, and likewise for the other pillar. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he cast the two pillars for the porch of the house: eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a circumference of fourteen cubits encompassed it, even the thickness of the pillar: the flutings were four fingers wide, and thus was the other pillar formed. Contemporary English Version Hiram made two bronze columns eight meters tall and almost two meters across. Douay-Rheims Bible And he cast two pillars in brass, each pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits compassed both the pillars. English Revised Version For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about. GOD'S WORD® Translation He made two bronze pillars. Each was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. Good News Translation Huram cast two bronze columns, each one 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference, and placed them at the entrance of the Temple. International Standard Version He fashioned two bronze pillars, each one eighteen cubits high, with a circumference of twelve cubits. JPS Tanakh 1917 Thus he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high each; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it about; [and so] the other pillar. Literal Standard Version And he forms the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits [is] the height of the first pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits goes around the second pillar. Majority Standard Bible He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. New American Bible He fashioned two bronze columns, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. NET Bible He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. New Revised Standard Version He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of the one, and a cord of twelve cubits would encircle it; the second pillar was the same. New Heart English Bible For he cast the two pillars of bronze, thirty-one feet was the height of one pillar; and a line of twenty feet and eight inches could encompass the one pillar, and its thickness hollowed out was almost three inches; and so was the second pillar. Webster's Bible Translation For he cast two pillars of brass, each of eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits did encompass each of them. 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. 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Work of Hiram…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. 15He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. 16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.… Cross References 1 Kings 7:16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. 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 25:13 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon. 2 Kings 25:17 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. 2 Chronicles 3:15 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 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; Jeremiah 27:19 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city, Treasury of Scripture For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. cast [heb] fashioned 1 Kings 7:21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. 2 Kings 25:16,17 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight… 2 Chronicles 3:15-17 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits… 2 Kings 25:13,17 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon… Jump to Previous Apiece Brass Bronze Cast Circumference Compass Cubits Eighteen Either Encircled Encompass Encompassed Fashioned Fingers Four Height High Hollow Line Measured Pillar Pillars Round Second Thickness TwelveJump to Next Apiece Brass Bronze Cast Circumference Compass Cubits Eighteen Either Encircled Encompass Encompassed Fashioned Fingers Four Height High Hollow Line Measured Pillar Pillars Round Second Thickness Twelve1 Kings 7 1. The building of Solomon's house2. Of the house of Lebanon 6. Of the porch of pillars 7. Of the porch of judgment 8. Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter 13. Hiram's work of the two pillars, 23. Of the molten sea 27. Of the ten bases 38. Of the ten lavers 40. and all the vessels (15-22) With regard to the two pillars, Jachin ("He shall establish") and Boaz ("In it is strength"), the text gives no account of their destination, except that they were set up in the porch of the Temple (1Kings 7:21). Mr. Fergusson considers that they were supports to the roof of the vestibule; and if this were thirty cubits high, the twenty-seven cubits of each pillar, allowing for the slope of the roof to the apex, would suit well enough. But the absence of all reference to their position as parts of the building, and the entire separation of the description of their fabrication from the account of the building itself, rather favoured the other supposition, that they were isolated pillars set up in front of the porch as symbolic monuments, conveying the idea of Psalms 46, "God is our hope and strength;" "God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed." It is particularly noticed (2Kings 25:13-16; Jeremiah 52:17; Jeremiah 52:20-23) that they were broken up by the Chaldaeans. on the capture of Jerusalem, and the brass carried away. The description is exceedingly elaborate, and, except in one or two parts, clear enough. The shaft of each pillar was twenty-seven feet high, and its diameter something less than six feet. Josephus says that it was hollow, but of considerable thickness. Above the shaft was a chapiter (or capital) of great proportionate size (seven and a half feet high), covered with a net-work and festoons of metal-work, and ornamented with two rows of pomegranates, a hundred in each row. Over these again was "lily-work" of six feet in height--probably some conventionalised foliage, technically known by that name, like the "honeysuckle ornament" in classical architecture, or the conventional "dog-tooth" or "ball-flower" of Gothic. The whole height, even if there were no base or plinth below, would be twenty-seven cubits, or forty feet and a half. In the Dict. of the Bible (TEMPLE) is given a drawing of a pillar at Persepolis, which bears a considerable resemblance to the general description here given, but, being executed in stone, is far less elaborate in ornamentation. The whole style of the narrative shows that these were regarded as monuments of the highest artistic skill, and well known to all, as from their position they would be constantly before the eyes both of priests and people. There was, so far as can be seen, nothing to correspond to them in the Tabernacle.Verse 15. - For he cast two pillars of brass [The process of casting, as practised by the ancients, receives considerable illustration from the paintings of Thebes (see Wilkinson, "Anc. Egypt." 2 pp. 234, 256; Kitto, "Daily Bib. Illus." Sol. and Kings, pp. 72, 73)], of eighteen cubits high apiece [Heb. eighteen cubits was the height of the one column. This was the height of the shaft (cf. 2 Kings 25:17; Jeremiah 52:21). To this must be added the capital (vers. 16, 19), which measured five (or, according to some, nine) cubits, and probably the pedestal. The pillars were hollow, the metal being four finger breadths thick (Jeremiah 52:21). In 2 Chronicles 3:15 the height is given as thirty-five cubits - a discrepancy which has been variously explained. According to some writers (e.g., Abravanel, Movers, Wordsworth), this represents the total length of the two pillars (each pillar consequently being 17.5 cubits) - an idea which, perhaps, finds some slight support in the word employed אָרֶך length. Here it is ׃תהגךךה קומָה By others it has been supposed that the total height of base, column, and capital was thirty-five cubits, which, if not incredible, is very improbable. Others think it a part of that systematic reduplication of the heights of edifices by the chronicler, of which we have already had an instance in ch. 6. (where see note). But the true explanation would seem to be that, by a clerical error, thirty-five (לה) has been substituted in the text for eighteen (יח). So Keil and Bahr]: and a line [or thread] of twelve cubits did compass either of them [Heb. the second column] about. [It must not be supposed, from the fact that the height of the one column is given, and the circumference of the other, that they were dissimilar in height and breadth or girth. There has probably been an accidental abbreviation of the full expression, "Eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and eighteen cubits was the height of the other pillar; and a line of twelve cubits compassed the one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits compassed the other pillar." It is just possible, however, that the peculiarity results from the actual system of measurement employed in this case. As they were castings, it would be needless to measure both pillars, and so the length may have been ascertained from the first, and the breadth from the second. The columns would thus be about twenty-seven feet high, and about six feet in diameter.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He castוַיָּ֛צַר (way·yā·ṣar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6696: To confine, bind, besiege two שְׁנֵ֥י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) pillars הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים (hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform of bronze, נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base each הָאֶחָ֔ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first eighteen שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה (šə·mō·neh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth cubits אַמָּ֗ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base high קוֹמַת֙ (qō·w·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6967: Height and twelve שְׁתֵּים־ (šə·têm-) Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) cubits אַמָּ֔ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base in circumference. וְחוּט֙ (wə·ḥūṭ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2339: A string, a measuring tape Links 1 Kings 7:15 NIV1 Kings 7:15 NLT 1 Kings 7:15 ESV 1 Kings 7:15 NASB 1 Kings 7:15 KJV 1 Kings 7:15 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 7:15 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 7:15 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 7:15 French Bible 1 Kings 7:15 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 7:15 For he fashioned the two pillars (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |