Holy Scripture
1 Kings 7:21
A church father on this verse
“[The Scripture] calls the [pillar] on the south "Jachin," indicating through it the humility of the priesthood; while the one on the north, called "Boaz," signifies the power of kingship. It is possible that in Hebrew the two pillars indicate the two powers. The capitals at their top symbolize the power that is due to…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
21And on the top of the base half a cubit was the size of it, there was a circle on the top of the base, and there was the top of its spaces and its borders: and it was open at the top of its spaces.
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19And the work of the wheels was as the work of chariot wheels: their axles, and their felloes, and the rest of their work, were all molten.
20The four side pieces were at the four corners of each base; its shoulders were formed of the base.
— 1 Kings 7:21 —
22And its borders were cherubs, and lions, and palm trees, upright, each was joined in front and within and round about.
23According to the same form he made all the ten bases, even one order and one measure to all.