Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He it was who made the two brass pillars; the first pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits went round it; and the second was the same.
New American Standard Bible
He fashioned
King James Version
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
Holman Bible
He cast two hollow bronze pillars:
International Standard Version
He fashioned two bronze pillars, each one eighteen cubits high, with a circumference of twelve cubits.
A Conservative Version
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece. And a line of twelve cubits encompassed each of them around.
American Standard Version
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.
Amplified
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.
Darby Translation
And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
For he cast two pillars of bronze, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He cast the two pillars [out of] bronze; eighteen cubits [was] the height of the first, and a cord of twelve cubits would encircle the second pillar.
Modern King James verseion
For he cast two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar. And a line of twelve cubits went around the second pillar.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He cast two pillars of brass of eighteen cubits apiece high, and a string of twelve cubits might compass either of them about.
NET Bible
He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.
New Heart English Bible
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar; and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference, and its thickness hollowed out was four fingers. The second was the same.
The Emphasized Bible
And he cast two pillars of bronze, - eighteen cubits, the height of each pillar, and, a line of twelve cubits, would surround the second pillar.
Webster
For he cast two pillars of brass, each of eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits did encompass each of them.
World English Bible
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them about.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Art » Artisans, skillful » Hiram
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Moulding
Brass » Articles made of » Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Master workman » Instances of » Hiram
Mechanic » Instances of » Hiram
Pillars » Two, placed in the temple porch
Temple » Solomon's » Pillars of
Temple » Solomon's » Pattern and building of
The First Temple » The porch of » Pillars of, with their chapiters described
Topics
Interlinear
Tsuwr
Sh@nayim
'ammah
אמּה
'ammah
Usage: 245
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 7:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Continues To Build
14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; he was full of wisdom and knowledge and an expert worker in brass. He came to King Solomon and did all his work for him. 15 He it was who made the two brass pillars; the first pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits went round it; and the second was the same. 16 And he made the two crowns to be put on the tops of the pillars, of brass made soft in the fire; the crowns were five cubits high.
Cross References
Jeremiah 52:21
And as for the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and twelve cubits measured all round, and it was as thick as a man's hand: it was hollow.
1 Kings 7:21
He put up the pillars at the doorway of the Temple, naming the one on the right Jachin, and that on the left Boaz.
2 Chronicles 3:15-17
And in front of the house he made two pillars, thirty-five cubits high, with crowns on the tops of them, five cubits high.
1 Kings 7:41
The two pillars and the two cups of the crowns which were on the tops of the two pillars; and the network covering the two cups of the crowns on the tops of the pillars,
2 Kings 25:16-17
The two pillars, the great water-vessel and the wheeled bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
2 Chronicles 4:12-22
The two pillars, and the two crowns on the tops of the pillars, and the network covering the two cups of the crowns on the tops of the pillars;
Jeremiah 52:13
And he had the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire: