2 Kings 25:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall, with a bronze capital on top. The capital was three cubits high. It was decorated with a network of pomegranates all around, all made of bronze. The second pillar had the same design, including the network.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was bronze: and the height of the capital was three cubits; and the network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze: and the same was the second pillar with the network.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Eightene cubytes hye was one piler, and ye knoppe theron was of brasse also, & thre cubytes hye: & the rope and the pomgranates vpon the knoppe rounde aboute, were all of brasse. After the same maner was the other piler also with the rope.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The height of the one piller was eighteene cubits, and the chapiter thereon was brasse, & the height of the chapiter was with networke three cubites, and pomegranates vpon the chapiter rounde about, all of brasse: and likewise was the second piller with the networke.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The height of the one piller was eightteene cubites, and the pommel thereof was brasse: and the height of the pommel was with wreathen worke three cubites, & pomegranates vpon the pommel rounde about all of brasse: And of the same fashion was the second piller, with a wreathen worke.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The height of the one pillar [was] eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it [was] brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was on it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital round about, all of brass: and like to these had the second pillar with network.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    eighteen cubits `is' the height of the one pillar, and the chapiter on it `is' of brass, and the height of the chapiter `is' three cubits, and the net and the pomegranates `are' on the chapiter round about -- the whole `is' of brass; and like these hath the second pillar, with the net.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    One of the pillars was eighteen cubits high, with a crown of brass on it; the crown was three cubits high, circled with a network and apples all of brass; and the second pillar had the same.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was on it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of brass: and like to these had the second pillar with network.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet high. The bronze top of one pillar was about four and a half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 7:15-22 : 15 Hiram cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high, and a cord measuring twelve cubits circled around each pillar. 16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars, each capital was five cubits tall. 17 He made lattice designs with twisted chains for the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital. 18 Hiram made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each network to cover the capitals at the tops of the pillars. He did the same for both capitals. 19 The capitals on the tops of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, and they were four cubits high. 20 The capitals on the two pillars also had shapes of rounded bulges above the bowl-shaped lattice, with two hundred pomegranates arranged in rows around each capital. 21 He set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. He set up the right-hand pillar and named it Jachin, and the left-hand pillar and named it Boaz. 22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So, the work of the pillars was completed.
  • Jer 52:21-23 : 21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high. It was hollow, its walls were four fingers thick, and a measuring cord twelve cubits long could encircle it. 22 The bronze capital on each pillar was five cubits high, decorated with a lattice of bronze network and pomegranates all around. Both pillars were the same, including the pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and the total number of pomegranates on the lattice surrounding them was a hundred.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 52:20-23
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    20The weight of the two bronze pillars, the bronze sea, the twelve bronze oxen underneath it, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, was beyond calculation.

    21Each pillar was eighteen cubits high. It was hollow, its walls were four fingers thick, and a measuring cord twelve cubits long could encircle it.

    22The bronze capital on each pillar was five cubits high, decorated with a lattice of bronze network and pomegranates all around. Both pillars were the same, including the pomegranates.

    23There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and the total number of pomegranates on the lattice surrounding them was a hundred.

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    15Hiram cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high, and a cord measuring twelve cubits circled around each pillar.

    16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars, each capital was five cubits tall.

    17He made lattice designs with twisted chains for the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.

    18Hiram made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each network to cover the capitals at the tops of the pillars. He did the same for both capitals.

    19The capitals on the tops of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, and they were four cubits high.

    20The capitals on the two pillars also had shapes of rounded bulges above the bowl-shaped lattice, with two hundred pomegranates arranged in rows around each capital.

    21He set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. He set up the right-hand pillar and named it Jachin, and the left-hand pillar and named it Boaz.

    22The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So, the work of the pillars was completed.

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    12The two pillars, the bowls, and the capitals on top of the two pillars, the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals on top of the pillars.

    13Four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks; two rows of pomegranates for each latticework to cover the bowls on the capitals at the tops of the pillars.

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    15He made two pillars in front of the temple, thirty-five cubits high each, with a capital of five cubits on top of each.

    16He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

    17Then he erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.

  • 16The weight of the two pillars, the bronze sea, and the stands, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, could not be weighed because of their immense weight.

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    41He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals at the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals on the top of the pillars,

    42the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the bowl-shaped capitals at the top of the pillars),

  • 17The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and the tops of the posts were overlaid with silver; all the posts of the courtyard were connected with silver bands.

  • 19It had four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and the tops of the posts and their bands were overlaid with silver.

  • 38They made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and cast their five bases of bronze.

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    17All the pillars around the courtyard shall have silver bands and hooks, with bronze bases.

    18The courtyard shall be one hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with a height of five cubits, made of fine twisted linen, and the bases of the pillars shall be bronze.

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    10Their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases had silver hooks and bands.

    11For the north side, the hangings were also one hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

    12For the west side, the hangings were fifty cubits long, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

  • 28The one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels were used to make hooks for the posts, overlay their tops, and make bands for them.

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    10Its twenty pillars and their twenty bronze bases shall have hooks and fillets of silver.

    11Similarly, for the north side in length, there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, its twenty pillars and twenty bronze bases, with hooks and fillets of silver for the pillars.

    12For the width of the courtyard on the west side, there shall be hangings fifty cubits long with ten pillars and ten bases.

  • 13The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, the stands, and the bronze sea that were in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.

  • 17The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, as well as the stands and the bronze sea in the temple, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.

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    14The hangings on one side of the entrance shall be fifteen cubits long, supported by three pillars with three bases.

    15On the other side, there shall also be fifteen cubits of hangings, supported by three pillars with three bases.

  • 37You shall make five pillars of acacia wood for the screen, overlay them with gold, and make their hooks of gold; and you shall cast five bronze bases for them.

  • 8From Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great amount of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and other bronze articles.

  • 31The opening of the stand, from inside the capital upwards, was one cubit. Its opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, measuring a cubit and a half. Around its opening were carvings, and its frames were square, not circular.

  • 6He made the Hall of Pillars, which was fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of the pillars and a canopy above them.

  • 36They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They cast four silver bases for the posts, and the hooks of the posts were made of gold.

  • 18The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the deputy priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.

  • 17The curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.

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    14On one side of the entrance, the hangings were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

    15On the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, the hangings were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

  • 35At the top of the stand was a circular band half a cubit high, and the top of the stand had its supports and frames crafted as part of it.

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    26The thickness of the basin was a handbreadth, and its rim was fashioned like the rim of a cup, resembling a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.

    27He made ten bronze stands, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

  • 22The buds and branches were all one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

  • 17He made the lampstand of pure gold; it was hammered out, including its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, all made as one piece.