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1 Kings 7:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Kings 7:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 For he cast two pillars of brass: the height of a pillar was eighteen cubits, and a thread of twelve cubits did compass [a]either of the pillars.
16 And he made two [b]chapiters of molten brass to set on the tops of the pillars: the height of one of the chapiters was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits.
17 He made grates like network and [c]wreathen work like chains for the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars, even seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
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- 1 Kings 7:15 Hebrew, the second.
- 1 Kings 7:16 Or, pommels.
- 1 Kings 7:17 Or, cords like chains.
1 Kings 7:15-17
New International Version
1 Kings 7:15-17
New International Version
15 He cast two bronze pillars,(A) each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.[a] 16 He also made two capitals(B) of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits[b] high. 17 A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.
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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