1 Kings 7:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Yakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.

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  • 2 Chr 3:17 : 17 He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Yakin, and the one on the left Boaz.
  • 1 Kgs 6:3 : 3 The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet wide, extending out from the front of the temple.
  • 1 Kgs 7:12 : 12 Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD’s temple and the hall of the palace.
  • Ruth 4:21 : 21 Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
  • 2 Sam 7:12 : 12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.
  • Isa 45:24 : 24 they will say about me,“Yes, the LORD is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him.
  • Ezek 40:48-49 : 48 Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the jambs of the porch as 8¾ feet on either side, and the width of the gate was 24½ feet and the sides were 5¼ feet on each side. 49 The length of the porch was 35 feet and the width 19¼ feet; steps led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
  • Rev 3:12 : 12 The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never depart from it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God(the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from my God), and my new name as well.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 3:15-17
    3 verses
    93%

    15In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high.

    16He made ornamental chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains.

    17He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Yakin, and the one on the left Boaz.

  • 1 Kgs 7:22
    82%

    22The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.

  • 1 Kgs 7:41-42
    2 verses
    77%

    41He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,

    42the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars(each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),

  • 1 Kgs 7:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.

    7He also made a throne room, called“The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

  • 1 Kgs 7:15-20
    6 verses
    76%

    15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

    16He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.

    17The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.

    18When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.

    19The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.

    20On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.

  • 2 Chr 4:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,

    13the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars(each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),

  • 2 Kgs 25:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple– including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands– was too heavy to be weighed.

    17Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet high. The bronze top of one pillar was about four and a half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it.

  • Jer 52:20-22
    3 verses
    73%

    20The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple(including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.

    21Each of the pillars was about 27 feet high, about 18 feet in circumference, three inches thick, and hollow.

    22The bronze top of one pillar was about seven and one-half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate-shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its pomegranate-shaped ornaments was like it.

  • Exod 36:36
    72%

    36He made for it four posts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, with gold hooks, and he cast for them four silver bases.

  • Exod 38:10
    71%

    10with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.

  • Exod 38:17
    71%

    17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks of the posts and their bands were silver, their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.

  • Exod 38:19
    70%

    19with four posts and their four bronze bases. Their hooks and their bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver.

  • Gen 31:45
    70%

    45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.

  • Exod 38:28
    70%

    28From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.

  • Ezek 41:21
    70%

    21The doorposts of the outer sanctuary were square. In front of the sanctuary one doorpost looked just like the other.

  • Exod 36:38
    70%

    38and its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid their tops and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.

  • Exod 27:10
    69%

    10with twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10-12
    3 verses
    69%

    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

    11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

    12Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD’s temple and the hall of the palace.

  • Exod 40:18
    69%

    18When Moses set up the tabernacle and put its bases in place, he set up its frames, attached its bars, and set up its posts.

  • 2 Chr 4:7
    68%

    7He made ten gold lampstands according to specifications and put them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.

  • 1 Kgs 12:29
    68%

    29He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

  • 1 Kgs 7:39
    68%

    39He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put“The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

  • Prov 9:1
    68%

    1The Consequences of Accepting Wisdom or Folly Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out its seven pillars.

  • Exod 26:37
    68%

    37You are to make for the hanging five posts of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and their hooks will be gold, and you are to cast five bronze bases for them.

  • 2 Kgs 21:7
    68%

    7He put an idol of Asherah he had made in the temple, about which the LORD had said to David and to his son Solomon,“This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home.

  • Exod 27:17
    68%

    17All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands; their hooks are to be silver, and their bases bronze.

  • Jer 27:19
    68%

    19For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has already spoken about the two bronze pillars, the large bronze basin called‘The Sea,’ and the movable bronze stands. He has already spoken about the rest of the valuable articles that are left in this city.

  • 1 Kgs 7:36
    68%

    36He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

  • Ezek 40:26
    67%

    26There were seven steps going up to it; its porches were in front of them. It had decorative palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.

  • Ezek 40:49
    67%

    49The length of the porch was 35 feet and the width 19¼ feet; steps led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.

  • Num 3:37
    67%

    37and the pillars of the courtyard all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their ropes.

  • Exod 35:17
    67%

    17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard;

  • Gen 35:14
    67%

    14So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.

  • Song 3:10
    67%

    10Its posts were made of silver; its back was made of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple wool; its interior was inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

  • Ezek 41:1
    67%

    1The Inner Temple Then he brought me to the outer sanctuary, and measured the jambs; the jambs were 10½ feet wide on each side.