²¹Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference^e; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.^q ²²The bronze capital^r on top of one pillar was five cubits^f high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates^s of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. ²³There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates^t above the surrounding network was a hundred.^u

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Footnotes

eThat is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
fThat is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters

Cross references

qSee 1 Ki 7:15
rSee 1 Ki 7:16
sSee Ex 28:33
t 1 Ki 7:20
uSee ver 17; See Jer 27:19

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates. There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network all around.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

One pillar was 27 feet tall, had a circumference of 18 feet, was hollow—four fingers thick—and had a bronze capital on top of it. One capital, encircled by bronze grating and pomegranates, stood 7½ feet high. The second pillar was the same, with pomegranates. Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates all around it. All the pomegranates around the grating numbered one hundred.

NLTNew Living Translation

Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. They were hollow, with walls 3 inches thick. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7½ feet high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around. There were 96 pomegranates on the sides, and a total of 100 pomegranates on the network around the top.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a thread of twelve cubits surrounded it, and its thickness was four fingers, hollowed out. And a capital upon it was bronze and the height of the one capital was five cubits, and latticework and pomegranates were on the capital on all sides, all of bronze. And like these was the second pillar with pomegranates. And there were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates on the latticework on all sides were a hundred.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these. And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.

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