21 (A)And he set up the pillars at the (B)porch of the [a]main room: he set up the right pillar and named it [b]Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it [c]Boaz. 22 On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

23 (C)He also made the [d]Sea of (D)cast metal [e]ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and [f]it was [g]thirty cubits in circumference.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:21 Lit sanctuary
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 I.e., he shall establish
  3. 1 Kings 7:21 I.e., in it is strength
  4. 1 Kings 7:23 I.e., large basin
  5. 1 Kings 7:23 About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high
  6. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around
  7. 1 Kings 7:23 About 45 ft. or 14 m

21 He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin[a] and the one to the north Boaz.[b](A) 22 The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars(B) was completed.

23 He made the Sea(C) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line(D) of thirty cubits[c] to measure around it.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:21 Jakin probably means he establishes.
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz probably means in him is strength.
  3. 1 Kings 7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters

21 (A)Then he set up the pillars by the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name [a]Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name [b]Boaz. 22 The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.

The Sea and the Oxen

23 And he made (B)the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:21 Lit. He Shall Establish
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 Lit. In It Is Strength