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Names of two pillars Solomon set up before the temple vestibule. He named the south pillar Jachin and the north pillar Boaz (1 Kgs 7:21; 2 Chr 3:17). These hollow pillars were cast of bronze and measured about 27 feet (8.2 meters) in height and about 18 feet (5.5 meters) in circumference (nearly 6 feet, or 1.8 meters, in diameter). They were crowned with a capital (ornate cap or top) about 7½ feet (2.3 meters) high that consisted of cast lily work, chains, and 200 pomegranates each (1 Kgs 7:15-20; 2 Chr 3:15-16; 4:13).

Show passage in OET: KI1 7:21

OET-RV KI1 7:21

21 Huram stood the two pillars at the temple entrance porch. (The left pillar got nicknamed ‘Yakin’ and the one on the right, ‘Boaz’.)

OET-LV KI1 7:21

21 And_he _set _up DOM the_pillars to_the _porch _of the _temple and_he _set _up DOM the_pillar (the)_right and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Yākīn/(Jakin) and_he _set _up DOM the_pillar (the)_left and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Boˊaz.

Show passage in OET: CH2 3:17

OET-RV CH2 3:17

17 There was one pillar on each side of the east-facing entrance—the lefthand one was named Yakin and the righthand one was named Boaz.

OET-LV CH2 3:17

17 And_he _set _up DOM the_pillars on the _face _of the _temple one from_the_right and_one from_the_left and_he/it _called the _name _of the Yākīn/(Jakin) and_name _of the _left_pillar Boˊaz.

Show passage in OET: KI1 7:15–20

OET-RV KI1 7:15

15 He cast two hollow bronze pillars—each being just over eight metres tall and measuring over five metres around.

OET-RV KI1 7:16

16 Then he made two decorative bronze caps for those pillars—each over two metres high.

OET-RV KI1 7:17

17 To hang over them, he made ornamental chains and wreaths—seven sets over the cap on each pillar.

OET-RV KI1 7:18

18 Then he made two rows of decorative bronze pomegranates to go around each of the two caps.

OET-RV KI1 7:19

19 The two caps were each shaped like lilies that were nearly two metres high

OET-RV KI1 7:20

20 and there were two hundred bronze pomegranates in rows around each cap. NEED A DIAGRAM

OET-LV KI1 7:15

15 And_he/it _laid _siege DOM the _two _of the_pillars bronze was_eight- teen cubit[s] the _height _of the _pillar the_one and_a _line _of two _plus ten cubit[s] it _went _round DOM the_pillar the_second.

OET-LV KI1 7:16

16 And_two _of capitals he _made to_put on the _tops _of the _pillars casting _of bronze was_five cubits the _height _of the _capital (the)_one and_was_five cubits the _height _of the _capital the_second(fs).

OET-LV KI1 7:17

17 Networks work _of a _network wreaths work _of chains belonged_to_capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pillars seven for_capital (the)_one and_seven for_capital the_second(fs).

OET-LV KI1 7:18

18 And_he/it _made DOM the_pillars and_two _of rows all _around were_on the_network (the)_one to_cover DOM the_capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pomegranates and_thus/so/as _follows he _did for_capital the_second(fs).

OET-LV KI1 7:19

19 And_the_capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pillars were_a _work _of lili[es] in_porch four cubits.

OET-LV KI1 7:20

20 And_the_capitals were_on the _two _of the_pillars also from_above from_to_near _of the_bulge which was_to_the _side _of the _network and_the_pomegranates two _hundred rows all _around were_on the_capital the_second(fs).

Show passage in OET: CH2 3:15–16

OET-RV CH2 3:15

15 For the front of the temple he made two sixteen metre tall pillars, which each had a ‘capital’ topping that was another two metres high.

OET-RV CH2 3:16

16 Ornamental chains were made for the inner sanctuary and to go around the tops of the pillars, and there were one hundred pomegranate models hanging on the chains.

OET-LV CH2 3:15

15 And_he/it _made to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_house pillars two cubits thirty and_five length and_the_capital which was_on his/its_head was_cubits five.

OET-LV CH2 3:16

16 And_he/it _made chains in_room and_he/it _gave on the _top _of the _pillars and_he/it _made pomegranates one _hundred and_he/it _gave on_chains.

Show passage in OET: CH2 4:13

OET-RV CH2 4:13

13 and the four hundred pomegranates for the latticework—two rows of pomegranates to cover each of the two bowls of the capitals that decorated the tops of the pillars.

OET-LV CH2 4:13

13 And_DOM the_pomegranates four hundred(s) for_the _two _of the_networks two rows pomegranates for_network (the)_one to_cover DOM the _two _of the _bowls _of the _capitals which were_on the _face _of the _pillars.

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