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Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

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Commentators note a numerical discrepancy regarding the pillars' height. This verse states they were 35 cubits, while 1 Kings 7:15, 2 Kings 25:17, and Jeremiah 52:21 all say 18 cubits. Most scholars conclude that 18 cubits is the correct measurement and the number in 2 Chronicles is likely a scribal error from the ancient copying process.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 2 Chronicles 3:15

18th Century

Theologian

Thirty-five cubits - See the note on 1 Kings 7:15. Some suggest that the number in this passage has been corrupted.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Chronicles 3:15

19th Century

Bishop

(d) THE TWO BRONZE PILLARS IN THE PORCH (2 Chronicles 3:15–17). Compare to 1 Kings 7:15–22.

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John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Chronicles 3:15

17th Century

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(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Chronicles 3:1–17

17th Century

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A more detailed account of the building of the temple is found in 1 Kings 6. It was to be in the place David had prepared���not only the place he h…