15 Also he made in front of the [a]temple (A)two pillars [b]thirty-five cubits [c]high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 16 He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put them on top of the pillars; and he made (B)one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the wreaths of chainwork. 17 Then he (C)set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; he called the name of the one on the right hand [d]Jachin, and the name of the one on the left [e]Boaz.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:15 Lit. house
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:15 eighteen, 1 Kin. 7:15; 2 Kin. 25:17; Jer. 52:21
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:15 Lit. long
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Lit. He Shall Establish
  5. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Lit. In It Is Strength

15 For the front of the temple he made two pillars,(A) which together were thirty-five cubits[a] long, each with a capital(B) five cubits high. 16 He made interwoven chains[b](C) and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates(D) and attached them to the chains. 17 He erected the pillars in the front of the temple, one to the south and one to the north. The one to the south he named Jakin[c] and the one to the north Boaz.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:15 That is, about 53 feet or about 16 meters
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:16 Or possibly made chains in the inner sanctuary; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Jakin probably means he establishes.
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Boaz probably means in him is strength.