'Columns' in the Bible

There were hangings of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.

“What is this coming up from the wildernessLike columns of smoke,Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,With all scented powders of the merchant?

When Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and threw it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended were columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side.

“I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth,Blood, fire and columns of smoke.