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14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, [a]eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed [b]either of them about. 16 And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:15 Hebrew eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar.
  2. 1 Kings 7:15 Hebrew the other pillar.