16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and (A)the height of the other capital was five cubits.

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16 He also made two capitals(A) of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits[a] high.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:16 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 23

16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

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17 (A)The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[a] and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

17 Each pillar(A) was eighteen cubits[a] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 27 feet or about 8.1 meters
  2. 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters

17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

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