1 Kings 7:19-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 And the capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, six feet[a] high. 20 The capitals on the two pillars were also immediately above the rounded surface next to the grating, and 200 pomegranates(A) were in rows encircling each[b] capital. 21 He set up the pillars at the portico(B) of the sanctuary: he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin;[c] then he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz.[d](C)
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- 1 Kings 7:19 Lit four cubits
- 1 Kings 7:20 Lit encircling the second
- 1 Kings 7:21 = He Will Establish
- 1 Kings 7:21 = In Him Is Strength
1 Kings 7:19-21
New International Version
19 The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits[a] high. 20 On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates(A) in rows all around. 21 He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin[b] and the one to the north Boaz.[c](B)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:19 That is, about 6 feet or about 1.8 meters; also in verse 38
- 1 Kings 7:21 Jakin probably means he establishes.
- 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz probably means in him is strength.
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