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A Promise in Bronze
Commentators universally agree on the meaning of the pillars' names. Jachin means 'He will establish,' and Boaz means 'In it is strength.' Placed at the entrance of the temple, they served as a constant, public declaration that God Himself would establish His house and His people in His divine strength.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 7:21
18th Century
Theologian
The Septuagint, in the parallel passage mentioned in the margin, translates Jachin and Boaz as Κατόρθωσις Katorthōsis and Ἰσχύς Ischus…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 7:15–22
19th Century
Bishop
With regard to the two pillars, Jachin (“He shall establish”) and Boaz (“In it is strength”), the text gives no account of their …
John Gill
On 1 Kings 7:21
17th Century
Pastor
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 …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 7:13–47
17th Century
Minister
Some think the two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple were to teach those who came to worship to depend on God alone for strength and establ…