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)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:19 That is, about 6 feet or about 1.8 meters; also in verse 38
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 Jakin probably means he establishes.
  3. 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz probably means in him is strength.

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