1 Kings 7:21-23
English Standard Version
21 (A)He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Boaz. 22 And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.
23 (B)Then he made (C)the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
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1 Kings 7:21-23
New International Version
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.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:21 Jakin probably means he establishes.
- 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz probably means in him is strength.
- 1 Kings 7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters
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