1 Kings 7:15

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He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

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  • Jer 52:21 : 21 Each of the pillars was about 27 feet high, about 18 feet in circumference, three inches thick, and hollow.
  • 1 Kgs 7:21 : 21 He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Yakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.
  • 2 Chr 3:15-17 : 15 In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high. 16 He made ornamental chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains. 17 He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Yakin, and the one on the left Boaz.
  • 2 Chr 4:12-22 : 12 He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars, 13 the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars(each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar), 14 the ten movable stands with their ten basins, 15 the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath, 16 and the pots, shovels, and meat forks. All the items King Solomon assigned Huram Abi to make for the LORD’s temple were made from polished bronze. 17 The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. 18 Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze. 19 Solomon also made these items for God’s temple: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence was kept, 20 the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary, 21 the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, 22 the pure gold trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary(the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
  • Jer 52:13 : 13 He burned down the LORD’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.
  • 1 Kgs 7:41 : 41 He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,
  • 2 Kgs 25:16-17 : 16 The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple– including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands– was too heavy to be weighed. 17 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.

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  • 1 Kgs 7:16-19
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    16He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.

    17The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.

    18When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.

    19The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.

  • 2 Kgs 25:16-17
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    16The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple– including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands– was too heavy to be weighed.

    17Each 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.

  • 2 Chr 3:15-17
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    15In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high.

    16He made ornamental chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains.

    17He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Yakin, and the one on the left Boaz.

  • Jer 52:20-22
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    82%

    20The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple(including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.

    21Each of the pillars was about 27 feet high, about 18 feet in circumference, three inches thick, and hollow.

    22The bronze top of one pillar was about seven and one-half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate-shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its pomegranate-shaped ornaments was like it.

  • 1 Kgs 7:41-42
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    41He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,

    42the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars(each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),

  • 1 Kgs 7:26-27
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    26It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.

    27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

  • 2 Chr 4:12
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    12He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,

  • Exod 38:10
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    10with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.

  • 1 Kgs 7:21-24
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    21He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Yakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.

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

    23He also made the large bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

    24Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.”

  • Exod 38:17
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    17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks of the posts and their bands were silver, their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.

  • Exod 38:19-20
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    19with four posts and their four bronze bases. Their hooks and their bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver.

    20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were bronze.

  • 1 Chr 18:8
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    8From Tibhath and Kun, Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze.(Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the pillars, and other bronze items.)

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
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    6He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.

  • Exod 27:17-18
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    17All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands; their hooks are to be silver, and their bases bronze.

    18The length of the courtyard is to be one hundred fifty feet and the width seventy-five feet, and the height of the fine twisted linen hangings is to be seven and a half feet, with their bronze bases.

  • 1 Kgs 7:14
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    14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

  • Exod 38:28-29
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    28From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.

    29The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels.

  • Exod 36:38
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    38and its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid their tops and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.

  • 1 Kgs 7:35-38
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    35On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

    36He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

    37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

    38He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.

  • Exod 27:10
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    10with twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.

  • 2 Chr 4:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1He made a bronze altar, 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.

    2He also made the big bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven and one-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

  • Exod 27:15
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    15On the second side there are to be hangings twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases.

  • Exod 36:36
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    36He made for it four posts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, with gold hooks, and he cast for them four silver bases.

  • Exod 38:14-15
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    14with hangings on one side of the gate that were twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases,

    15and for the second side of the gate of the courtyard, just like the other, the hangings were twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases.

  • 1 Kgs 7:2
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    2He named it“The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

  • 2 Chr 4:18
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    18Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze.

  • Exod 26:37
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    37You are to make for the hanging five posts of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and their hooks will be gold, and you are to cast five bronze bases for them.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
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    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

  • Exod 27:12
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    12The width of the court on the west side is to be seventy-five feet with hangings, with their ten posts and their ten bases.

  • Exod 38:12
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    12For the west side there were hangings seventy-five feet long, with their ten posts and their ten bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.