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2 Chronicles 3:15
In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a builder constructing architectural elements directly before the temple structure, immediately following the description of a woven veil and preceding the detailing of chainwork on the pillars.
The words — עַמּוּדִים ('a.mu.Dim) translates literally as pillars, while אַמּ֕וֹת ('a.Mot) denotes the standard measurement cubit used to specify their dimensions.
The thread — The construction of these pillars appears in 1 Kings 7:15, which specifies their bronze material and eighteen-cubit height, and is later referenced in Jeremiah 52:20 alongside the bronze Sea and movable stands.
Why it lands — The text provides exact placement and combined height for the temple entrance markers, requiring the reader to track architectural specifications and their continuity across historical records.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 7:15 He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- Jeremiah 52:20 As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.