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2 Chronicles 3:16-17
Common English Bible
2 Chronicles 3:16-17
Common English Bible
16 Then he made chains like a necklace[a] and placed them on the tops of the columns. He made a hundred pomegranates and placed them into the chains. 17 Then he set up the pillars in front of the sanctuary, one on the south, the other on the north. The one on the south he named Jachin, and the one on the north he named Boaz.
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- 2 Chronicles 3:16 Heb adds in the inner room.
2 Chronicles 3:16-17
New International Version
2 Chronicles 3:16-17
New International Version
16 He made interwoven chains[a](A) and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates(B) 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[b] and the one to the north Boaz.[c]
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 3:16 Or possibly made chains in the inner sanctuary; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Jakin probably means he establishes.
- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Boaz probably means in him is strength.
2 Chronicles 3:16-17
King James Version
2 Chronicles 3:16-17
King James Version
16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
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2 Chronicles 3:16-17
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 3:16-17
New King James Version
16 He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put them on top of the pillars; and he made (A)one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the wreaths of chainwork. 17 Then he (B)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 [a]Jachin, and the name of the one on the left [b]Boaz.
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- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Lit. He Shall Establish
- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Lit. In It Is Strength
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