21 (A)And he set up the pillars at the (B)porch of the [a]main room: he set up the right pillar and named it [b]Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it [c]Boaz. 22 On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

23 (C)He also he made the [d]Sea of (D)cast metal [e]ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and [f]it was [g]thirty cubits in circumference.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:21 Lit sanctuary
  2. 1 Kings 7:21 I.e., he shall establish
  3. 1 Kings 7:21 I.e., in it is strength
  4. 1 Kings 7:23 I.e., large basin
  5. 1 Kings 7:23 About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high
  6. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around;
  7. 1 Kings 7:23 About 45 ft. or 14 m

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