1 Kings 7:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.

New Living Translation
Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference.

English Standard Version
He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same.

Berean Study Bible
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.

New American Standard Bible
He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.

NASB 1995
He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.

NASB 1977
And he fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.

Amplified Bible
He cast the two pillars of bronze; the one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a [measuring] line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.

Christian Standard Bible
He cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He cast two hollow bronze pillars: each 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

Contemporary English Version
Hiram made two bronze columns eight meters tall and almost two meters across.

Good News Translation
Huram cast two bronze columns, each one 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference, and placed them at the entrance of the Temple.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He made two bronze pillars. Each was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

International Standard Version
He fashioned two bronze pillars, each one eighteen cubits high, with a circumference of twelve cubits.

NET Bible
He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

New King James Version
And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.

King James 2000 Bible
For he cast two pillars of bronze, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.

New Heart English Bible
For he cast the two pillars of bronze, thirty-one feet was the height of one pillar; and a line of twenty feet and eight inches could encompass the one pillar, and its thickness hollowed out was almost three inches; and so was the second pillar.

World English Bible
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them about.

American King James Version
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

American Standard Version
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.

A Faithful Version
For he cast two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar. And a line of twelve cubits went around the second pillar.

Darby Bible Translation
And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.

English Revised Version
For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he cast two pillars of brass, each of eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits did encompass each of them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For he cast two pillars of brasse: ye height of a pillar was eighteene cubites, and a threede of twelue cubites did compasse either of ye pillars.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For he cast two pillers of brasse of eyghteene cubites hie a peece: & a string of twelue cubites did compasse either of them about.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and made two brasen pilers, ether of them eightene cubites hye: and a threde of xij. cubites was the measure aboute both ye pilers:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he forms the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits [is] the height of the first pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits goes around the second pillar.

Young's Literal Translation
And he formeth the two pillars of brass; eighteen cubits is the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass the second pillar.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he formed two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits the height of the one pillar: and a thread of twelve cubits will surround the two pillars.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he cast two pillars in brass, each pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits compassed both the pillars.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he cast two columns of brass. Each column was eighteen cubits in height, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed both columns.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he formed two pillars of brass. The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a cord of twelve cubits would wrap around it, and likewise for the other pillar.

Lamsa Bible
He cast two pillars of brass; the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits and the circumference was twelve cubits.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thus he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high each; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it about; [and so] the other pillar.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he cast the two pillars for the porch of the house: eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a circumference of fourteen cubits encompassed it, even the thickness of the pillar: the flutings were four fingers wide, and thus was the other pillar formed.
















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