15. The king made two columns, each one 15.5 metres tall, and placed them in front of the Temple. Each one had a capital 2.2 metres tall.
16. The tops of the columns were decorated with a design of interwoven chains and 100 bronze pomegranates.
17. The columns were set at the sides of the temple entrance: the one on the south side was named Jachin, and the one on the north side was named Boaz.