¹⁴ Hiram was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali.^[a] His father was a worker who knew how to use bronze to make things. He lived in Tyre. Hiram also had special skills. He knew how to use bronze to make many kinds of things. So he came to work for King Solomon. He did all the work that Solomon asked him to do.

¹⁵ Hiram made two bronze pillars. Each pillar was 8.2 metres high and 5.5 metres around the outside. The metal itself was about 7 centimetres thick. ¹⁶ He also used bronze to make a top for each pillar. Each piece was 2.3 metres high.