1 Kings 7
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1 Kings 7:13-22

13Now KingH4428 SolomonH8010 sentH7971 to bringH3947 HuramH24381 from TyreH6865. 14HeH1931 was the son ofH1121 a widowH490H802 from the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, and his fatherH1 was a manH376 of TyreH6876, a craftsmanH2794 in bronzeH5178. Huram had greatH4390 skillH2451, understandingH8394, and knowledgeH1847H6213 for every kindH3605 of bronzeH5178 workH4399. So he cameH935 toH413 KingH4428 SolomonH8010 and carried outH6213 allH3605 his workH4399.

15He castH6696 twoH8147 pillarsH5982 of bronzeH5178, eachH259 eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520 highH6967 and twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 in circumferenceH2339H5437.2 16He also madeH6213 twoH8147 capitalsH3805 of castH4165 bronzeH5178 to setH5414 onH5921 topH7218 of the pillarsH5982, each capitalH3805 fiveH2568 cubitsH520 highH6967.3 17For the capitalsH3805 onH5921 topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 he madeH4639 a networkH7639 of latticeH7639, with wreathsH1434 ofH4639 chainworkH8333, sevenH7651 forH259 each capitalH3805.4

18Likewise, he madeH6213 the pillarsH5982 with twoH8147 rowsH2905 of pomegranatesH7416 aroundH5439H5921 each gratingH7639 to coverH3680 each capitalH3805 atopH5921H7218 the pillars. 19And the capitalsH3805 atopH5921H7218 the pillarsH5982 in the porticoH197 were shapedH4639 like liliesH7799, fourH702 cubitsH520 high.5 20OnH5921 the capitalsH3805 of bothH8147 pillarsH5982, justH5980 aboveH4605 the rounded projectionH990 next toH5676 the networkH7639, were the two hundredH3967 pomegranatesH7416 in rowsH2905 encirclingH5439H5921 each capitalH3805H8145.

21Thus he set upH6965 the pillarsH5982 at the porticoH197 of the templeH1964. The pillarH5982 to the southH3233 he namedH7121 JachinH3199,6 and the pillarH5982 to the northH8042 he namedH7121 BoazH1162.7 22AndH5921 the topsH7218 of the pillarsH5982 were shapedH4639 like liliesH7799. So the workH4399 of the pillarsH5982 was completedH8552.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 7:13 Hebrew Hiram, a variant of Huram; also in verses 40 and 45; see 2 Chronicles 4:11. Note that this is not Hiram king of Tyre mentioned in 1 Kings 5:1. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 7:15 Each pillar was approximately 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference (8.2 meters high and 5.5 meters in circumference). ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 7:16 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 7:17 Hebrew; LXX one for each capital ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 7:19 4 cubits is approximately 6 feet or 1.8 meters; also in verse 38. ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 7:21 Jachin probably means He establishes. ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz probably means in Him is strength. ↩

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