14 (A)He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan in bronze; and (B)he was filled with wisdom, skill, and knowledge for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and (C)performed all his work.

15 He fashioned (D)the two pillars of bronze; [a](E)eighteen cubits was the height of [b]each pillar, and a line of [c]twelve cubits [d]measured the circumference of both. 16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was [e]five cubits and the height of the other capital was [f]five cubits.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:15 About 27 ft. or 8 m
  2. 1 Kings 7:15 Lit the one
  3. 1 Kings 7:15 About 18 ft. or 5.5 m
  4. 1 Kings 7:15 Lit went around the other pillar
  5. 1 Kings 7:16 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m
  6. 1 Kings 7:16 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m

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