¹⁴ He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze craftsman. Hiram had great skill,^(A) understanding, and knowledge to do every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.^(B)

The Bronze Pillars

¹⁵ He cast two bronze pillars,^(C) each 27 feet^[a] high and 18 feet^[b] in circumference.^{[c](D) 16} He also made two capitals^(E) of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars; 7½ feet^[d] was the height of the first capital, and 7½ feet was also the height of the second capital.