21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

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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)

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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.

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.

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Footnotes

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