2 Chronicles 3:15

15 For the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits^[a] long, each with a capital five cubits high.

2 Chronicles 3:15 in Other Translations

15 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.

15 In front of the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits high, with a capital of five cubits on the top of each.

15 For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7 feet.

15 He made two huge free-standing pillars, each fifty-two feet tall, their capitals extending another seven and a half feet.

15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

15 He made two pillars for the front of the temple. They were 53 feet long, and the capital on each pillar was 7½ feet [high].

15 In front of the temple he made two pillars, [each] 27 feethigh. The capital on top of each was seven and half feet high.

15 In front of the temple, Solomon made two pillars. Each pillar was 26 feet tall. Each had a decorated top that was seven and a half feet high.

2 Chronicles 3:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:15

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:15 In-Context

13 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.

14 He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.

15 For the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long, each with a capital five cubits high.

16 He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

17 He erected the pillars in the front of the temple, one to the south and one to the north. The one to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 7:15; Revelation 3:12
• 2. 1 Kings 7:22

Footnotes

• [a] That is, about 53 feet or about 16 meters