The Temple Furnishings

13 And King Solomon sent and brought (A)Hiram from Tyre. 14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And (B)he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work.

15 (C)He cast (D)two pillars of bronze. (E)Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:15 Targum, Syriac (compare Septuagint and Jeremiah 52:21); Hebrew and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of the second pillar

The Temple’s Furnishings(A)(B)

13 King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,[a](C) 14 whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom,(D) with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all(E) the work assigned to him.

15 He cast two bronze pillars,(F) each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:13 Hebrew Hiram, a variant of Huram; also in verses 40 and 45
  2. 1 Kings 7:15 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference

Trabajos en bronce para el Templo (2 Cr 3,15—4,18)

13 El rey Salomón mandó traer de Tiro a Jirán, 14 hijo de una viuda de la tribu de Neftalí y de padre tirio. Era un experto broncista, dotado de habilidad, conocimientos y técnica para toda clase de trabajos en bronce. Se presentó al rey Salomón y realizó todos sus encargos.

15 Hizo dos columnas de bronce que medían nueve metros de altura y seis de perímetro cada una,

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13 O rei Salomão mandou chamar Hirão, de Tiro, para que viesse a Jerusalém. 14 A mãe de Hirão era uma viúva israelita da tribo de Naftali e o pai era de Tiro e trabalhava em bronze. Hirão tinha muita habilidade, entendimento e experiência na fabricação de artigos de bronze. Portanto, o rei Salomão pediu que viesse, e Hirão aceitou ir. O rei Salomão o encarregou de todo o trabalho em bronze, e Hirão fez tudo o que lhe foi pedido.

15 Hirão fez duas colunas de bronze, cada uma de oito metros de altura e cinco metros e meio de circunferência. As colunas eram ocas com uma grossura de oito centímetros.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 7.15 As colunas (…) oito centímetros De acordo com a LXX. O TM não tem estas palavras.