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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Gill's Exposition
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work,.... Which seems to be repeated from Kg1 7:19 and confirms that:
and so was the work of the pillars finished; in the manner described.
Barnes' Notes
The Septuagint in the parallel passage (margin reference), translate Jachin and Boaz by Κατόρθωσις Katorthōsis and Ἰσχύς Ischus - “Direction” and “Strength.” The literal meaning of the names is…
Adam Clarke
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…
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…
Cambridge Bible
And he set up the pillars in the porch The preposition is not the same as in 1Ki 7:19. Render here - at the porch."
Jachin … Boaz These words are evidently given as proper names, and the LXX.…
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