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1 Kings 7:14-16
New English Translation
1 Kings 7:14-16
New English Translation
14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali,[a] and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge[b] to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.
15 He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet[c] high and 18 feet[d] in circumference. 16 He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was 7½ feet high.[e]
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- 1 Kings 7:14 tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”
- 1 Kings 7:14 tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”
- 1 Kings 7:15 tn Heb “18 cubits.”
- 1 Kings 7:15 tn Heb “12 cubits.”
- 1 Kings 7:16 tn Heb “two capitals he made to place on the tops of the pillars, cast in bronze; 5 cubits was the height of the first capital, and 5 cubits was the height of the second capital.”
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