The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri’s son Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria.