Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four fingers thick, and hollow. New Living Translation Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. They were hollow, with walls 3 inches thick. English Standard Version As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. Berean Standard Bible Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. King James Bible And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. New King James Version Now concerning the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, a measuring line of twelve cubits could measure its circumference, and its thickness was four fingers; it was hollow. New American Standard Bible As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. NASB 1995 As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. NASB 1977 As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. Legacy Standard Bible As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. Amplified Bible Concerning the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits (twenty-seven feet), and a line [an ornamental molding] of twelve cubits (eighteen feet) went around its circumference; it was four fingers thick, and [the pillar was] hollow. Christian Standard Bible One pillar was 27 feet tall, had a circumference of 18 feet, was hollow—four fingers thick— Holman Christian Standard Bible One pillar was 27 feet tall, had a circumference of 18 feet, was hollow—four fingers thick— American Standard Version And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. Contemporary English Version For example, the columns were about 8 meters high and 5.5 meters around. They were hollow, but the bronze was about 75 millimeters thick. English Revised Version And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. GOD'S WORD® Translation One pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. It was three inches thick and hollow. International Standard Version Each of the pillars was twelve cubits high and its circumference twelve cubits. It was hollow and about a handbreadth thick. Majority Standard Bible Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. NET Bible Each of the pillars was about 27 feet high, about 18 feet in circumference, three inches thick, and hollow. New Heart English Bible As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eight feet seven inches; and a line of twenty feet eight inches encircled it; and its thickness was almost three inches. It was hollow. Webster's Bible Translation And concerning the pillars, the hight of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits encompassed it; and the thickness of it was four fingers: it was hollow. World English Bible As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness was four fingers. It was hollow. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAs for the pillars, eighteen cubits [is] the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits goes around it, and its thickness [is] four fingers hollow. Young's Literal Translation As to the pillars, eighteen cubits is the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass it, and its thickness is four fingers hollow. Smith's Literal Translation And the pillars, eighteen cubits the height of the one pillar; and a thread of twelve cubits will surround it; and its thickness four fingers: it was hollow. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd concerning the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a cord of twelve cubits compassed it about: but the thickness thereof was four fingers, and it was hollow within. Catholic Public Domain Version Now concerning the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a cord of twelve cubits encircled it. Moreover, its thickness was four fingers, and the interior was hollow. New American Bible As for the pillars, each of them was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in diameter; each was four fingers thick and hollow inside. New Revised Standard Version As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, its circumference was twelve cubits; it was hollow and its thickness was four fingers. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd as for the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a fillet of twelve cubits encircled it, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And those two pillars were eighteen cubits, the height of one of the pillars, and a cord of twelve cubits going around it in a circle, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow inside OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers; it was hollow. Brenton Septuagint Translation And as for the pillars, the height of one pillar was thirty-five cubits; and a line of twelve cubits compassed it round; and the thickness of it all round was four fingers. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Temple Destroyed…20As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure. 21Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. 22The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.… Cross References 1 Kings 7:15-22 He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. / He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. / For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. ... 2 Chronicles 3:15-17 In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. / He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz. 2 Kings 25:17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar. Exodus 27:1-2 “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. / Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze. 1 Kings 7:41-42 the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); 2 Chronicles 4:12-13 the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); 1 Kings 7:23-26 He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ... 2 Chronicles 4:2-5 He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ... 1 Kings 7:27-37 In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. / This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, / and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. ... 2 Chronicles 4:6 He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing. 1 Kings 7:38-39 He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. / He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. 2 Chronicles 4:14-15 the stands; the basins on the stands; / the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; 1 Kings 7:40 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: 2 Chronicles 4:11 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: 1 Kings 7:45-46 and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze. / The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. Treasury of Scripture And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. concerning 1 Kings 7:15-21 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about… 2 Kings 25:17 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. 2 Chronicles 3:15-17 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits… fillet [heb] thread Jump to Previous Circumference Compass Cord Cubits Eighteen Encompassed Fingers Four Hand Height High Hight Hollow Line Measured Pillar Pillars Round Thereof Thickness TwelveJump to Next Circumference Compass Cord Cubits Eighteen Encompassed Fingers Four Hand Height High Hight Hollow Line Measured Pillar Pillars Round Thereof Thickness TwelveJeremiah 52 1. Zedekiah rebels4. Jerusalem is besieged and taken 8. Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out, 12. Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city 24. He carries away the captives 28. The number of Jews carried captive 31. Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin Each pillar The term "pillar" in the Hebrew context often refers to a structural element that is both functional and symbolic. In the ancient Near East, pillars were not only used to support buildings but also to signify strength and stability. In the context of the Temple, these pillars represented the enduring presence and strength of God among His people. The use of pillars in the Temple can be seen as a reflection of God's unchanging nature and His support for His covenant with Israel. eighteen cubits tall twelve cubits in circumference each was hollow four fingers thick On a side.--The exact meaning of the Hebrew is towards a (=each) wind--i.e., there were twenty-four pomegranates on each side of the square pillars, with one at each corner, making, as in Jeremiah 52:23, one hundred in all. Hebrew Eachהָאֶחָ֔ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first pillar וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים (wə·hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform [was] eighteen שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה (šə·mō·neh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth cubits אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base tall קוֹמַת֙ (qō·w·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6967: Height and twelve שְׁתֵּים־ (šə·têm-) Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) cubits אַמָּ֖ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base in circumference; יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ (yə·sub·ben·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround [each] was hollow, נָבֽוּב׃ (nā·ḇūḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5014: To pierce, to be hollow, foolish four אַרְבַּ֥ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four fingers אַצְבָּע֖וֹת (’aṣ·bā·‘ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 676: Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe thick. וְעָבְי֛וֹ (wə·‘ā·ḇə·yōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5672: Density, depth, width Links Jeremiah 52:21 NIVJeremiah 52:21 NLT Jeremiah 52:21 ESV Jeremiah 52:21 NASB Jeremiah 52:21 KJV Jeremiah 52:21 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 52:21 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 52:21 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 52:21 French Bible Jeremiah 52:21 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 52:21 As for the pillars the height (Jer.) |