12 The large courtyard had a wall around it. The first three layers of the wall were made out of blocks of stone. The top layer was made out of beautiful cedar wood. The same thing was done with the inside courtyard of the Lord's temple and its porch.
13 King Solomon sent messengers to Tyre. He wanted them to bring Huram back with them.
14 Huram's mother was a widow. She was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram's father was from Tyre. He was skilled in working with bronze. Huram also was very skilled. He had done all kinds of work with bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all of the work he was asked to do.
15 Huram made two bronze pillars. Each of them was 27 feet high. And each was 18 feet around.
16 Each pillar had a decorated top that was made out of bronze. Each top was seven and a half feet high.
17 Chains that were linked together hung down from the tops of the pillars. There were seven chains for each top.
18 Huram made two rows of pomegranates. They circled the chains. The pomegranates decorated the tops of the pillars. Huram did the same thing for each pillar.