Jachin and Boaz

Jachin and Boaz are the names of two pillars Solomon set up before the temple entrance. He named the south pillar Jachin and the north pillar Boaz (1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chronicles 3:17).

These hollow pillars were cast in bronze. They were about 8.2 meters (27 feet) tall and five and a half meters (18 feet) around, or nearly 1.8 meters (six feet) across. They were crowned with an elaborate cap, about seven and a half feet high. It had cast lily work, chains, and 200 pomegranates each (1 Kings 7:15–20; 2 Chronicles 3:15–16; 4:13).