Jeremiah 52:21
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And a chapiter of brass was upon it,.... Or a coronet of brass, of molten brass, was set upon the top of the pillar:…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The fillet means a measuring line; the pillars were 12 cubits, i. e., 18 feet, in circumference, and thus the diameter…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 52:12-23
We have here an account of the woeful havoc that was made by the Chaldean army, a month after the city was taken, under…