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15 He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference; it was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers; the second pillar was the same.[a] 16 He also made two capitals of molten bronze, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. 17 Then he made two[b] nets of checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals upon the tops of the pillars; a net[c] for the one capital, and a net[d] for the other capital.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:15 Tg Syr Compare Gk and Jer 52.21: Heb and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of the second pillar
  2. 1 Kings 7:17 Gk: Heb lacks he made two
  3. 1 Kings 7:17 Gk: Heb seven
  4. 1 Kings 7:17 Gk: Heb seven

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