1 Kings 7:21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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, 1 Chron. 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 (2 Chron. 4:11), who was by his mother's side an Israelite, of the tribe of Naphtali, by his father's side a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:15-22

The Pillars of Brass. If, as some think, the importance of any Scripture subject is to be gauged by the space assigned to it in the sacred page, then surely the fact that eight long verses of this chapter are occupied with the description of these two columns and their capitals proves, first, their importance in the eyes of Jewish writers, and, secondly, that they must have a significance for the minds of Christian readers. But the importance of these monuments (which is also attested ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:21

And he set up the pillars in the porch [We are now confronted by the much vexed questions, Were they in the porch, or before it? And were they architectural or monumental? Did they support the roof of the porch, or were they isolated and detached, after the manner of obelisks? I incline to the opinion of Bähr, that they stood in the porch, but that they formed no part of the building, i.e; that they were not for any structural use, but simply for ornament. This appears to me, on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:21

Jachin and Boaz. No features in Solomon's temple have given rise to so much controversy as these two famous pillars; the beauty of which Jewish writers are never tired of recounting. They were marvels of the glyptic skill for which the Phoenician workmen were distinguished. Homer speaks of such metallic work. In Il. 23. 741-744, he thus describes the prize assigned by Achilles for the foot race at the funeral of Patroclus— "A bowl of solid silver, deftly wrought, That held six... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:21

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 given in the margin. The meaning was probably “God will establish in strength” (i. e. firmly) the temple and the religion connected with it. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 7:21

1 Kings 7:21. He set up the pillars in the porch Where they were placed for mere ornament and magnificence, for they supported nothing. Called the name thereof Jachin Which signifies, He, that is, God, shall establish, his temple, and church, and people: and Boaz signifies, in it, or rather, in him (to answer the he in the former name) is strength. So these pillars, being eminently strong and stable, were types of that strength which was in God, and would be put forth by God... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 7:13-51

More concerning the temple (7:13-51)Israel seems to have lost the spiritual insight and artistic skill that in the time of Moses enabled its craftsmen to design and make the decoration for God’s dwelling place (cf. Exodus 31:1-6). Solomon therefore hired a craftsman from Tyre to do the bronze work and other decorations for the temple, with no apparent concern for the wrong religious ideas this man may have had. By coincidence this hired craftsman was named Hiram (GNB: Huram), the same as the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 7:21

in the porch = for the porch. Jachin = He (God) will establish. Referring to His Boaz = In Him (God) is strength, People Israel. read more

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