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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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He cast the two pillars of bronze; the one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a [measuring] line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cast two hollow bronze pillars: each 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Hiram made two bronze columns eight meters tall and almost two meters across. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made two bronze pillars. Each was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Huram cast two bronze columns, each one 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference, and placed them at the entrance of the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He fashioned two bronze pillars, each one eighteen cubits high, with a circumference of twelve cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he cast the two pillars of bronze, thirty-one feet was the height of one pillar; and a line of twenty feet and eight inches could encompass the one pillar, and its thickness hollowed out was almost three inches; and so was the second pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he cast two pillars of brass, each of eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits did encompass each of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he forms the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits [is] the height of the first pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits goes around the second pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he formeth the two pillars of brass; eighteen cubits is the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass the second pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he formed two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits the height of the one pillar: and a thread of twelve cubits will surround the two pillars.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he cast two pillars in brass, each pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits compassed both the pillars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he cast two columns of brass. Each column was eighteen cubits in height, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed both columns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He fashioned two bronze columns, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of the one, and a cord of twelve cubits would encircle it; the second pillar was the same.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He cast two pillars of brass; the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits and the circumference was twelve cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he formed two pillars of brass. The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a cord of twelve cubits would wrap around it, and likewise for the other pillar.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high each; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it about; [and so] the other pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he cast the two pillars for the porch of the house: eighteen cubits <i>was</i> the height of <i>each</i> pillar, and a circumference of fourteen cubits encompassed it, even the thickness of the pillar: the flutings <i>were</i> four fingers <i>wide</i>, and thus <i>was</i> the other pillar <i>formed</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/7-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2443" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">The Work of Hiram</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6696.htm" title="6696: way·yā·ṣar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To confine, bind, besiege. A primitive root; to cramp, i.e. Confine.">He cast</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">of bronze,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mūḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāḏ (Art:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: šə·mō·neh (Number-fs) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth.">eighteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·w·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·têm- (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">and twelve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/2339.htm" title="2339: wə·ḥūṭ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Thread, cord, line. From an unused root probably meaning to sew; a string; by implication, a measuring tape.">in circumference.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: yā·sōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mūḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again."></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21-23</a></span><br />Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. / The 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. / Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a></span><br />Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">2 Chronicles 4:12-13</a></span><br />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);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-19.htm">Jeremiah 27:19-22</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city, / which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. / Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">2 Chronicles 4:11</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Exodus 38:17</a></span><br />The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">2 Chronicles 4:16</a></span><br />and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">2 Chronicles 4:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">2 Chronicles 4:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-7.htm">2 Chronicles 4:7</a></span><br />He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">2 Chronicles 4:8</a></span><br />Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9</a></span><br />He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.</p><p class="hdg">cast [heb] fashioned </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a></b></br> And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-16.htm">2 Kings 25:16,17</a></b></br> The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17</a></b></br> Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that <i>was</i> on the top of each of them <i>was</i> five cubits… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">2 Kings 25:13,17</a></b></br> And the pillars of brass that <i>were</i> in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that <i>was</i> in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Apiece</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Circumference</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-10.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">Eighteen</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-22.htm">Either</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Encircled</a> <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Encompass</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-6.htm">Encompassed</a> <a href="/exodus/39-8.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-20.htm">Fingers</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Height</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Line</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-25.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-18.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-34.htm">Second</a> <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Thickness</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-26.htm">Twelve</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">Apiece</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Circumference</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Eighteen</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-19.htm">Either</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Encircled</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-8.htm">Encompass</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Encompassed</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-6.htm">Fingers</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-19.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Height</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-35.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Line</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Second</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm">Thickness</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-25.htm">Twelve</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">The building of Solomon's house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Of the house of Lebanon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Of the porch of pillars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Of the porch of judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram's work of the two pillars,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Of the molten sea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Of the ten bases</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Of the ten lavers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">and all the vessels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was a symbol of strength and durability. These pillars, named Jachin and Boaz, stood at the entrance of the Temple, representing stability and strength. The use of bronze in the Temple's construction reflects the wealth and resources available to Solomon, as well as the influence of surrounding cultures, such as the Phoenicians, who were skilled in metalwork. The pillars can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate strength and support for His people.<p><b>each eighteen cubits high</b><br>A cubit is generally considered to be about 18 inches, making each pillar approximately 27 feet tall. This impressive height would have made the pillars a prominent feature of the Temple, visible from a distance and symbolizing the grandeur and majesty of God’s dwelling place. The number eighteen, being a multiple of six, can be seen as representing human effort and imperfection, which is made perfect in the presence of God.<p><b>and twelve cubits in circumference</b><br>The circumference of twelve cubits, or about 18 feet, suggests a substantial thickness, indicating the pillars' strength and stability. The number twelve is significant in biblical numerology, often representing completeness or the people of God, as seen in the twelve tribes of Israel and the twelve apostles. This connection underscores the idea that the Temple was a place for all of God's people to come and worship. The circular nature of the pillars may also symbolize eternity and the unending nature of God's covenant with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hiram_of_tyre.htm">Hiram of Tyre</a></b><br>A skilled craftsman from Tyre, commissioned by King Solomon to create various items for the temple, including the bronze pillars.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_solomon.htm">King Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem, known for his wisdom and wealth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy temple built by Solomon as a place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bronze_pillars.htm">Bronze Pillars</a></b><br>Two significant structures named Jachin and Boaz, placed at the entrance of the temple, symbolizing strength and stability.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple was constructed, serving as the spiritual and political center of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_strength_and_stability.htm">Symbolism of Strength and Stability</a></b><br>The bronze pillars represent the strength and stability that come from a life grounded in God's truth. Believers are called to be pillars in their communities, standing firm in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/craftsmanship_and_excellence.htm">Craftsmanship and Excellence</a></b><br>Hiram's work on the pillars reflects the importance of using our God-given talents with excellence for His glory. We should strive for quality and dedication in our work as a form of worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_worship.htm">God's Presence and Worship</a></b><br>The temple, with its magnificent pillars, was a place where God's presence dwelled. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live lives that honor and reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_remembrance.htm">Legacy and Remembrance</a></b><br>The pillars, named Jachin and Boaz, served as a lasting legacy and reminder of God's promises and faithfulness. Our lives should also be a testament to God's work and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_strength_in_community.htm">Spiritual Strength in Community</a></b><br>Just as the pillars stood at the entrance of the temple, believers are called to be spiritual pillars in their communities, providing support and guidance to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_jachin_and_boaz_pillars.htm">What are the Jachin and Boaz pillars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_differ_solomon's_temple_styles.htm">Why do biblical descriptions of Solomon’s temple differ from contemporary architectural styles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_jachin_and_boaz_pillars_confirmed.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17 - Is there any credible external confirmation that the pillars Jachin and Boaz actually existed as they are described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_bronze_sea's_capacity_differ.htm">How do we reconcile the apparent capacity discrepancy of the bronze sea between 1 Kings 7:26 (2,000 baths) and 2 Chronicles 4:5 (3,000 baths)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15-22) With regard to the two pillars, <span class= "ital">Jachin</span> ("He shall establish") and <span class= "ital">Boaz</span> ("In it is strength"), the text gives no account of their destination, except that they were set up in the porch of the Temple (<a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm" title="And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.">1Kings 7:21</a>). Mr. Fergusson considers that they were supports to the roof of the vestibule; and if this were thirty cubits high, the twenty-seven cubits of each pillar, allowing for the slope of the roof to the apex, would suit well enough. But the absence of all reference to their position as parts of the building, and the entire separation of the description of their fabrication from the account of the building itself, rather favoured the other supposition, that they were isolated pillars set up in front of the porch as symbolic monuments, conveying the idea of Psalms 46, "God is our hope and strength;" "God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed." It is particularly noticed (<a href="/context/2_kings/25-13.htm" title="And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.">2Kings 25:13-16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm" title="Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.">Jeremiah 52:17</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/52-20.htm" title="The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.">Jeremiah 52:20-23</a>) that they were broken up by the Chaldaeans. on the capture of Jerusalem, and the brass carried away. The description is exceedingly elaborate, and, except in one or two parts, clear enough. The shaft of each pillar was twenty-seven feet high, and its diameter something less than six feet. Josephus says that it was hollow, but of considerable thickness. Above the shaft was a chapiter (or capital) of great proportionate size (seven and a half feet high), covered with a net-work and festoons of metal-work, and ornamented with two rows of pomegranates, a hundred in each row. Over these again was "lily-work" of six feet in height--probably some conventionalised foliage, technically known by that name, like the "honeysuckle ornament" in classical architecture, or the conventional "dog-tooth" or "ball-flower" of Gothic. The whole height, even if there were no base or plinth below, would be twenty-seven cubits, or forty feet and a half. In the Dict. of the Bible (TEMPLE) is given a drawing of a pillar at Persepolis, which bears a considerable resemblance to the general description here given, but, being executed in stone, is far less elaborate in ornamentation. The whole style of the narrative shows that these were regarded as monuments of the highest artistic skill, and well known to all, as from their position they would be constantly before the eyes both of priests and people. There was, so far as can be seen, nothing to correspond to them in the Tabernacle.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he cast two pillars of brass</span> [The process of casting, as practised by the ancients, receives considerable illustration from the paintings of Thebes (see Wilkinson, "Anc. Egypt." 2 pp. 234, 256; Kitto, "Daily Bib. Illus." Sol. and Kings, pp. 72, 73)], <span class="cmt_word">of eighteen cubits high apiece</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">eighteen cubits was the height of the one column.</span> This was the height of the shaft (cf. <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21</a>). To this must be added the capital (vers. 16, 19), which measured five (or, according to some, nine) cubits, and probably the pedestal. The pillars were hollow, the metal being four finger breadths thick (<a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21</a>). In <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15</a> the height is given as thirty-five cubits - a discrepancy which has been variously explained. According to some writers (<span class="accented">e.g.</span>, Abravanel, Movers, Wordsworth), this represents the total length of the <span class="accented">two</span> pillars (each pillar consequently being 17.5 cubits) - an idea which, perhaps, finds some slight support in the word employed <span class="hebrew">אָרֶך</span> <span class="accented">length.</span> Here it <span class="accented">is</span> <span class="hebrew">׃תהגךךה קומָה</span> By others it has been supposed that the total height of base, column, and capital was thirty-five cubits, which, if not incredible, is very improbable. Others think it a part of that systematic reduplication of the heights of edifices by the chronicler, of which we have already had an instance in ch. 6. (where see note). But the true explanation would seem to be that, by a clerical error, thirty-five (<span class="hebrew">לה</span>) has been substituted in the text for eighteen (<span class="hebrew">יח</span>). So Keil and Bahr]: <span class="cmt_word">and a line</span> [or <span class="accented">thread</span>] <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>of twelve cubits did compass either of them</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">the second column</span>] <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>about</span>. [It must not be supposed, from the fact that the height of the one column is given, and the circumference of the other, that they were dissimilar in height and breadth or girth. There has probably been an accidental abbreviation of the full expression, "Eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and eighteen cubits was the height of the other pillar; and a line of twelve cubits compassed the one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits compassed the other pillar." It is just possible, however, that the peculiarity results from the actual system of measurement employed in this case. As they were castings, it would be needless to measure both pillars, and so the length may have been ascertained from the first, and the breadth from the second. The columns would thus be about twenty-seven feet high, and about six feet in diameter.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/7-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He cast</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֛צַר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6696.htm">Strong's 6696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confine, bind, besiege</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pillars</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A column, a stand, platform</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bronze,</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹ֑שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶחָ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eighteen</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8083.htm">Strong's 8083: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cardinal number, eight, eighth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">high</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹמַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Height</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and twelve</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּים־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·têm-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in circumference.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחוּט֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥūṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2339.htm">Strong's 2339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A string, a measuring tape</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 7:15 For he fashioned the two pillars (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 7:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 7:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>