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1 Kings 7:14-16
International Standard Version
1 Kings 7:14-16
International Standard Version
14 the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, whose father was from Tyre. A bronze worker, he was wise, knowledgeable, and was skilled in all sorts of bronze working. He went to King Solomon and did all of his work.
15 He fashioned two bronze pillars, each one eighteen cubits[a] high, with a circumference of twelve cubits.[b] 16 He also crafted two capitals of cast bronze and set them on top of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits,[c] and the height of the other capital was five cubits.[d]
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- 1 Kings 7:15 I.e. about 27 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:15 I.e. about 18 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:16 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:16 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
1 Kings 7:14-16
New International Version
1 Kings 7:14-16
New International Version
14 whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom,(A) with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all(B) the work assigned to him.
15 He cast two bronze pillars,(C) each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.[a] 16 He also made two capitals(D) of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits[b] high.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:15 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
- 1 Kings 7:16 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 23
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