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Contributions by Hiram the Bronzeworker(A)

13 King Solomon sent for Hiram[a] from Tyre, 14 the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, whose father was from Tyre. A bronze worker, he was wise, knowledgeable, and was skilled in all sorts of bronze working. He went to King Solomon and did all of his work.

15 He fashioned two bronze pillars, each one eighteen cubits[b] high, with a circumference of twelve cubits.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:13 2Chr 2:13 identifies the man as Hiram-abi
  2. 1 Kings 7:15 I.e. about 27 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  3. 1 Kings 7:15 I.e. about 18 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches