14. His father, who was no longer living, was from Tyre, and had also been a skilled bronze craftsman; his mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram was an intelligent and experienced craftsman. He accepted King Solomon's invitation to be in charge of all the bronze work.
15. Huram cast two bronze columns, each one eight metres tall and 5.3 metres in circumference, and placed them at the entrance of the Temple.
16. He also made two bronze capitals, each one 2.2 metres tall, to be placed on top of the columns.
17. The top of each column was decorated with a design of interwoven chains,
18. and two rows of bronze pomegranates.
19. The capitals were shaped like lilies, 1.8 metres tall,
20. and were placed on a rounded section which was above the chain design. There were 200 pomegranates in two rows round each capital.
21. Huram placed these two bronze columns in front of the entrance of the Temple: the one on the south side was named Jachin, and the one on the north was named Boaz.
22. The lily-shaped bronze capitals were on top of the columns.And so the work on the columns was completed.
23. Huram made a round tank of bronze, 2.2 metres deep, 4.4 metres in diameter, and 13.2 metres in circumference.
24. All round the outer edge of the rim of the tank were two rows of bronze gourds, which had been cast all in one piece with the rest of the tank.
25. The tank rested on the backs of twelve bronze bulls that faced outwards, three facing in each direction.
26. The sides of the tank were 75 millimetres thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup, curving outwards like the petals of a lily. The tank held about 40,000 litres.
27. Huram also made ten bronze carts; each was 1.8 metres long, 1.8 metres wide, and 1.3 metres high.