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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 of it was four fingers: it was hollow.
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The Temple's Grandeur
Commentators focus on the impressive scale of the temple pillars. Each was about 27 feet tall (18 cubits) with a circumference of 18 feet, making them nearly 6 feet in diameter. Despite being made of brass about four inches thick, they were hollow. This detailed inventory highlights the magnificent craftsmanship of the temple.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The fillet means a measuring line; the pillars were 12 cubits, that is, 18 feet, in circumference, and thus the diameter would be 5 feet 9 inches. …
19th Century
Anglican
And concerning the pillars ... —In 2 Kings 25:16–17, we have a list abbreviated by the omission of some of the measure…
16th Century
Protestant
Laus Deo
Commentary on Lamentations
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LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN
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THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And [concerning] the pillars, the height of one pillar [was]eighteen cubits As in ([R…
The Chaldean army made woeful havoc. But nothing is related here as particularly as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembranc…
