1 Kings 7:15

For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 7:21 names the pillars Jachin and Boaz and describes their placement, continuing the narrative from the dimensions here.

In 1 Kings 7:41, this same list of temple furnishings includes the two pillars, confirming their construction details.

2 Kings 25:16 Historical context

2 Kings 25:16 notes these pillars were among the bronze items taken when the temple was destroyed, showing their later fate.

2 Kings 25:17 adds details about the capitals and pomegranates on these pillars, supplementing the initial description.

2 Chronicles 3:15-17 gives a parallel account of the pillars with different measurements, offering another perspective on the same construction.

Jeremiah 52:21-23 repeats the pillars' dimensions and adds details about the capitals and pomegranates, similar to 2 Kings 25:17.

1 Chronicles 18:8 Historical context

1 Chronicles 18:8 reveals that the bronze for these pillars came from David's conquests of Tibhath and Cun.

Jeremiah 27:19 Historical context

Jeremiah 27:19 later mentions these same pillars among the temple vessels destined for Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:17 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:17 records the Chaldeans breaking these pillars and carrying the bronze to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 4:12-22 lists the pillars among the temple furnishings, confirming their place in the overall bronze work.

Ezekiel 40:49 describes pillars at the temple porch in a vision, echoing the architectural feature of these bronze pillars.