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16 He crafted chains for the inner sanctuary and placed them on top of the pillars, attaching 100 pomegranates to each of the chains. 17 He set up the pillars at the front of the Temple, one on the south side of the entrance[a] and the other on the north side of the entrance.[b] He named the south pillar Jachin[c] and the north pillar Boaz.[d]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 3:17 The Heb. lacks of the entrance
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:17 The Heb. lacks of the entrance
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:17 The Heb. name means He will establish
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:17 The Heb. name means In him is strength

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]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:16 Or possibly made chains in the inner sanctuary; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Jakin probably means he establishes.
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Boaz probably means in him is strength.