14 He made the curtain of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he wove cherubim into it.(A)

The Bronze Pillars

15 In front of the temple(B) he made two pillars, each 27 feet[a] high. The capital on top of each was 7½ feet high. 16 He had made chainwork in the inner sanctuary and also put it on top of the pillars.(C) He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:15 Syr reads 18 cubits (27 feet); Hb reads 35 cubits (52½ feet)

14 He made the curtain(A) of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim(B) worked into it.

15 For the front of the temple he made two pillars,(C) which together were thirty-five cubits[a] long, each with a capital(D) five cubits high. 16 He made interwoven chains[b](E) and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates(F) and attached them to the chains.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:15 That is, about 53 feet or about 16 meters
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:16 Or possibly made chains in the inner sanctuary; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.