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BSB Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference;[fn] each was hollow, four fingers thick.[fn]
OEB Each of the pillars was twenty-seven feet in height, eighteen feet in circumference, three inches in thickness, and hollow within.
WEB As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits;[fn] and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness was four fingers. It was hollow.
WMB (Same as above)
NET Each of the pillars was about 27 feet high, about 18 feet in circumference, three inches thick, and hollow.
LSV As for the pillars, eighteen cubits [is] the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits goes around it, and its thickness [is] four fingers hollow.
FBV Each column was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits around. They were hollow with walls four fingers thick.
T4T Each of the pillars was ◄27 feet/8 meters► tall and ◄18 feet/5.5 meters► around. They were hollow, and each had sides/walls that were ◄3 in./8 cm.► thick.
LEB Now the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits,[fn] and a thread of twelve cubits[fn] surrounded it, and its thicknesswas four fingers, hollowed out.
BBE And as for the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and twelve cubits measured all round, and it was as thick as a man's hand: it was hollow.
MOF No MOF JER book available
JPS And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers; it was hollow.
ASV And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
DRA And concerning the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a cord of twelve cubits compassed it about: but the thickness thereof was four fingers, and it was hollow within.
YLT As to the pillars, eighteen cubits [is] the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass it, and its thickness [is] four fingers hollow.
DBY And as to the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
RV And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
WBS And concerning the pillars, the hight of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits encompassed it; and the thickness of it was four fingers: it was hollow.
KJB-1769 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.[fn]
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 JER book available
BB For euery piller was eyghteene cubites hye, and the rope that went about it was twelue cubites and foure fingers thicke, and rounde.
(For every piller was eyghteene cubites hye, and the rope that went about it was twelve cubites and four fingers thicke, and rounde.)
GNV And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteene cubites, and a threede of twelue cubites did compasse it, and the thicknesse thereof was foure fingers: it was holowe.
(And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteene cubites, and a threade of twelve cubites did compasse it, and the thicknesse thereof was four fingers: it was holowe. )
CB For euery piler was xviij cubites hie, & the rope that went aboute it, was xij cubites, & foure fingers thick and rounde:
(For every piler was xviij cubites hie, and the rope that went about it, was xij cubites, and four fingers thick and rounde:)
WYC Forsothe of the pilers, eiytene cubitis of heiythe weren in o piler, and a roop of twelue cubitis cumpasside it; certis the thickenesse therof was of foure fyngris, and was holowe withynne.
(Forsothe of the pilers, eiytene cubitis of heiythe were in o piler, and a roop of twelve cubitis cumpasside it; certis the thickenesse therof was of four fyngris, and was holowe within.)
LUT Der zwo Säulen aber war eine jegliche achtzehn Ellen hoch, und eine Schnur zwölf Ellen lang reichte um sie her, und war vier Finger dick und inwendig hohl.
(The zwo Säulen but was one jegliche achtzehn Ellen hoch, and one Schnur zwölf Ellen lang reichte around/by/for they/she/them her, and was four Finger dick and inwendig hohl.)
CLV De columnis autem decem et octo cubiti altitudinis erant in columna una, et funiculus duodecim cubitorum circuibat eam: porro grossitudo ejus quatuor digitorum, et intrinsecus cava erat.[fn]
(De columnis however ten and octo cubiti altitudinis they_were in columna una, and funiculus duodecim cubitorum circuibat eam: porro grossitudo his four digitorum, and intrinsecus cava was. )
BRN And as for the pillars, the height of one pillar was thirty-five cubits; and a line of twelve cubits compassed it round; and the thickness of it all round was four fingers.
BrLXX Καὶ οἱ στύλοι τριακονταπέντε πηχῶν ὕψος τοῦ στύλου τοῦ ἑνὸς, καὶ σπαρτίον δώδεκα πήχεων περιεκύκλου αὐτὸν, καὶ τὸ πάχος αὐτοῦ δακτύλων τεσσάρων κύκλῳ,
(Kai hoi stuloi triakontapente paʸⱪōn hupsos tou stulou tou henos, kai spartion dōdeka paʸⱪeōn periekuklou auton, kai to paⱪos autou daktulōn tessarōn kuklōi, )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
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(Occurrence 0) eighteen cubits … twelve cubits
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,pillars eight teen cubits height the,pillar the=one and,thread two/dual teen cubits surrounded,it and,thickness,its four fingers hollow )
A cubit was about 46 centimeters long. Alternate translation: “18 cubits … 12 cubits” or “about 8.3 meters … about 5.5 meters”
(Occurrence 0) hollow
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,pillars eight teen cubits height the,pillar the=one and,thread two/dual teen cubits surrounded,it and,thickness,its four fingers hollow )
The pillars had empty space inside them.
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Temple of the Lord
The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.
Daniel 1; 2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36; Jeremiah 39; 52
One of the most significant events in the story of the Old Testament is the exile of Judah to Babylon in 586 B.C. This event–actually the third in a series of exiles to Babylon (the others occurring in 605 B.C. and 597 B.C.)–precipitated several crises in the nation and in Judaism. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been exiled to Assyria over a century earlier in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-6; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see also “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map), and in some ways that exile was even more devastating. Nevertheless, the Temple of the Lord remained intact in Jerusalem as a place where the faithful could continue to offer their sacrifices. With the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple of the Lord at the hands of the Babylonians, however, sacrifices could no longer be offered at the Tabernacle or Temple of the Lord (Leviticus 17:2-4; Deuteronomy 12:5-7), and the Lord’s promise to provide a land for his people and a descendant on the throne of David no doubt seemed abandoned. At the same time, however, the Judean exiles were allowed to maintain their religious traditions in Babylon, and many even began to thrive there, including Daniel and his friends, who served at the royal court (Daniel 1; see also “The Land of Exile” map). One of the last kings of Babylon expanded Babylonia further by capturing the desert oases of Dumah, Tema, Dedan, and Yathrib (see “Oases of the Arabian Desert” map), but eventually the Median Empire to the north merged with the Persian Empire to the southeast and conquered the Babylonian Empire. King Cyrus of Persia then decreed that the exiled Judeans, now called “Jews,” could return to their homeland if they desired (2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1-2; see also “Jews Return from Exile” map).