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21 He set up the pillars on the porch of the temple building. He set up one pillar on the south and named it Jakin,[a] and he set up the other pillar on the north and named it Boaz.[b] 22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. In this way the work for the pillars was finished.

The Sea

23 He made the sea of cast metal. It was round, fifteen feet from rim to rim. It was seven and a half feet high. Its circumference was forty-five feet.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:21 Jakin means he establishes.
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 Boaz means in him is strength.