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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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A Tale of Two Heights
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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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thirty-five cubits - See the note on 1 Kings 7:15. Some suggest that the number in this passage has been corrupted.
19th Century
Anglican
(d) THE TWO BRONZE PILLARS IN THE PORCH (2 Chronicles 3:15–17). Compare to 1 Kings 7:15–22.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).
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