Exodus 26:32

Four pillars. — These seem to have been true pillars or columns, and not tent-poles. They were probably of equal height, and equally spaced, and were perhaps connected at the top by a cornice or beam. Together with the vail they formed a screen, which shut off the “Holy of Holies” from the outer chamber. They were, doubtless, of the same height as the boards, i.e., fifteen feet (Exodus 26:16).

Their hooks. — Each pillar was to have a hook near the top, whereto the vail was to be attached.

Upon the four sockets. — Heb., upon four sockets. — Each pillar was to have its “socket,” into which it was to be inserted, and which was itself probably to be sunk into the ground.