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15 He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one, and a cord of twelve cubits would encircle it; the second pillar was the same.[a] 16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. 17 There were nets of chequer-work with wreaths of chain-work for the capitals on the tops of the pillars; seven[b] for one capital, and seven[c] for the other capital.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:15 Cn: Heb and a cord of twelve cubits encircled the second pillar; Compare Jer 52.21
  2. 1 Kings 7:17 Heb: Gk a net
  3. 1 Kings 7:17 Heb: Gk a net

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