John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 52:21

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And [concerning] the pillars, the height of one pillar [was] eighteen cubits, etc.] As in (<110715>1 Kings 7:15); said to be thirty five, (<140315>2 Chronicles 3:15); of the reconciliation of which, and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; a thread or line of that measure encompassed each of the pillars, (<110715>1 Kings 7:15); and the thickness thereof [was] four fingers; either of the pillar, or the fillet about it; that is, the brass of it was four fingers thick: [it was] hollow; that is, the pillar was hollow.

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