21 And he set up the pillars in the [a]porch of the Temple. And when he had set up the right pillar, he called the name thereof [b]Jachin: and when he had set up the left pillar, he called the name thereof [c]Boaz.

22 And upon the top of the pillars was work of lilies: so was the workmanship of the pillars finished.

23 ¶ And he made a molten [d]sea of ten cubits wide from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits did compass it about.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:21 Which was in the inner court between the Temple and the oracle.
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 That is, he will stablish, to wit, his promise toward this house.
  3. 1 Kings 7:21 That is, in strength: meaning the power thereof shall continue.
  4. 1 Kings 7:23 So called for the hugeness of the vessel.

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