Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.
Parallel translations
- WEB He set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
- KJV And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
- BSB Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.
- NKJV Then he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; he called the name of the one on the right hand Jachin, and the name of the one on the left Boaz.
- NASB He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.
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Quick answer
Solomon names the right pillar Jachin (He establishes) and the left Boaz (In him is strength). The names declare God's establishing strength.
Overview
The named pillars proclaim a theological message at the temple's entrance: God establishes his house and supplies its strength. They testify that Israel's worship and kingdom rest on the LORD's power, not human effort. This confession of divine establishment ultimately finds its sure foundation in Christ, on whom God's house is built.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Kgs 7:21He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz.
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