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19 The capitals were shaped like lilies, 6 feet tall, 20 and were placed on a rounded section which was above the chain design. There were 200 pomegranates in two rows around each[a] 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[b] and the one on the north was named Boaz.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:20 One ancient translation each; Hebrew the second.
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “he (God) establishes.”
  3. 1 Kings 7:21 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “by his (God's) strength.”

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