1 Kings 7:21

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
up	וַיָּ֙קֶם֙ vai.Ya.kem	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
pillars	הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים ha.'a.mu.Dim	H5982	a column (as standing) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
porch	לְאֻלָ֖ם le.'u.Lam	H197	a vestibule (as bound to the building) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
temple	הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל ha.hei.Khal	H1964	a large public building · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	וַיָּ֜קֶם vai.Ya.kem	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
right	הַיְמָנִ֗י hay.ma.Ni	H3233	right (i.e. at the right hand) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
pillar	הָעַמּ֣וּד ha.'a.Mud	H5982	a column (as standing) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שְׁמוֹ֙ she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Jachin	יָכִ֔ין ya.Khin	H3199	Jakin · proper noun, a man's name
up	וַיָּ֙קֶם֙ vai.Ya.kem	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
left	הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י ha.se.ma.Li	H8042	situated on the left side · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
pillar	הָעַמּ֣וּד ha.'a.Mud	H5982	a column (as standing) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	וַיִּקְרָ֥א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שְׁמ֖וֹ she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Boaz	בֹּֽעַז Bo.'az	H1162	Boaz · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 3:17 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 h…
1 Kings 6:3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits wa…
Ruth 4:21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
2 Samuel 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bow…
1 Kings 7:12 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the…
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to estab…
Isaiah 45:24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shal…
Ezekiel 40:48-49 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: an…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David preparing for the temple iron for things of iron, Ch1 29:2. What those things were we are not told, but some of the things of brass are here described and the rest mentioned. I. The brasier whom Solomon employed to preside in this part of the work was Hiram, or Huram (Ch2 4:11), who was by his mother's side an Israelite, of the tribe of Naphtali, by his father's side a man of Tyre, Kg1 7:14. If he had the ingenuity of a Tyrian, and the affection of an Israelite to the house of God (the head of a Tyrian and the heart of an Israelite), it was happy that the blood of the two nati…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:21

Jachin and . . . Boaz--These names were symbolical, and indicated the strength and stability--not so much of the material temple, for they were destroyed along with it (Jer 52:17), as of the spiritual kingdom of God, which was embodied in the temple.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:21

The right pillar - Jachin - That is, He shall establish. The left pillar - Boaz, that is, in strength. These were no doubt emblematical; for notwithstanding their names, they seem to have supported no part of the building.

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:21

And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple,.... Not at the door or entrance into the temple, as Jarchi, but at the entrance into the porch: and he set up the right pillar; or the pillar on the right hand as you went in, which was on the north, the front being east: and called the name thereof Jachin; which signifies "he will establish", i.e. the house to which here was an entrance, so long as the pure worship of God should continue in it: and he set up the left pillar; or the pillar on the left hand, which was to the south, unless the position of them was as you come out: and called the name thereof Boaz; which signifies "in him", or "it is strength", namely, in the Lord that d…

The Church Fathers

[The Scripture] calls the [pillar] on the south "Jachin," indicating through it the humility of the priesthood; while the one on the north, called "Boaz," signifies the power of kingship. It is possible that in Hebrew the two pillars indicate the two powers. The capitals at their top symbolize the power that is due to priests and kings and the weights of government, which are imposed on them. The sculptures, the lily work and the garlands of flowers signify the brightness and dignity of priesthood and kingship.
— Ishodad of Merv, BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 7:21

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Dictionary and topics

Boaz — Alacrity. (1.) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By the “levirate law” the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the Moabitess (Ruth 4:1-13). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first husband.…
Jachin — Firm. (1.) The fourth son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10), called also Jarib (1 Chr. 4:24). (2.) The head of one of the courses (the twenty-first) of priests (1 Chr. 24:17). (3.) One of the priests who…
Jachin and Boaz — The names of two brazen columns set up in Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 7:15-22). Each was eighteen cubits high and twelve in circumference (Jer. 52:21, 23; 1 Kings 7:17-21). They had doubtless a…
Phenicia — (Acts 21:2) = Phenice (11:19; 15:3; R.V., Phoenicia), Gr. phoinix, “a palm”, the land of palm-trees; a strip of land of an average breadth of about 20 miles along the shores of the Mediterranean,…
Temple — First used of the tabernacle, which is called “the temple of the Lord” (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ’s human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called…
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Boaz · 2. One of the bronze pillars of the temple — 2. One of the bronze pillars of the temple
Brass · .Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple — .Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple
Carving · Hiram — Hiram
Chapiter · Head of a pillar — Head of a pillar
Hiram · of the interior of the temple

1 Kings 7:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:21

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:21

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 7:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:21

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:21

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 7:15-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 7:15-22

Rashi on 1 Kings 7:20