Overview
The Bible addresses pillar across 22 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in 1 Kings, Jeremiah and 2 Kings. Closely related themes include Hiram, Temple, the First, Pillars and Chapiter. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Solomon and Lot.
Key Bible verses about pillar
Old Testament
1 Kings
And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. before them: or, according to them
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. a widow's: Heb. the son of a widow woman
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. cast: Heb. fashioned
And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. Jachin: that is, He shall establish Boaz: that is, In it is strength
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
2 Kings
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
Jeremiah
Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. the brass: Heb. their brass
And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. fillet: Heb. thread
New Testament
People in the Bible and pillar
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying pillar for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 19:26, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how 1 Kings, Jeremiah and 2 Kings each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Solomon and Lot and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Hiram, Temple, the First, Pillars and Chapiter.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about pillar?
The Bible addresses pillar across 22 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in 1 Kings, Jeremiah and 2 Kings. Closely related themes include Hiram, Temple, the First, Pillars and Chapiter. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Solomon and Lot.
How many Bible verses are about pillar?
The Bible references pillar in 22 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention pillar?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 19:26: “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with pillar?
Solomon and Lot.
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