17 (A)The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[a] and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.

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  1. 2 Kings 25:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

17 Each pillar(A) was eighteen cubits[a] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.

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  1. 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 27 feet or about 8.1 meters
  2. 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters

And from (A)Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. (B)With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.

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From Tebah[a] and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea,(A) the pillars and various bronze articles.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 18:8 Hebrew Tibhath, a variant of Tebah

12 the two pillars, (A)the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;

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12 the two pillars;

the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;

the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;

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21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[a] (A)its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. 22 On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was (B)five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network all around.

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  1. Jeremiah 52:21 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference[a]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.(A) 22 The bronze capital(B) on top of one pillar was five cubits[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates(C) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates(D) above the surrounding network was a hundred.(E)

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  1. Jeremiah 52:21 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
  2. Jeremiah 52:22 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters