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2 Chronicles 3:17
17Then they put the two pillars at the entrance of the temple. One pillar stood on the south side of the entrance. The other pillar stood on the north side. Solomon called the pillar on the south side ‘Jakin’. He called the pillar on the north side ‘Boaz’.
2 Chronicles 3:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)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 and the one to the north Boaz.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south, the other on the north; that on the south he called Jachin, and that on the north Boaz.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he 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 Jachin, and the name of the one on the left Boaz.
Context of 2 Chronicles 3:17
15Solomon's workers made two pillars to stand at the front of the temple. They were 16 metres high. There was a piece on the top of each pillar that was 2.2 metres high. 16They made images of chains around the top pieces of the pillars. They also made 100 images of pomegranates among the chains. Then they put the two pillars at the entrance of the temple. One pillar stood on the south side of the entrance. The other pillar stood on the north side. Solomon called the pillar on the south side ‘Jakin’. He called the pillar on the north side ‘Boaz’.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 32 Chronicles 3:17 word by word
וַיָּ֤קֶם אֶת־הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַהֵיכָ֔ל אֶחָ֥ד מִיָּמִ֖ין וְאֶחָ֣ד מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־הַיְמָנִי֙ יָכִ֔ין וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י בֹּֽעַז׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he reared upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- the pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
- oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- on the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
- on the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · left: northH8040
- and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of that on the right handיְמִינִיyemîynîy · rightH3227
- of that on the right handיְמָנִיyemânîy · right: southH3233
- Jachinיָכִיןyâkîyn · JachinH3199
- of that on the leftשְׂמָאלִיώemâ'lîy · left: northH8042
- Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He reared up the pillars - "The name of that on the right hand was Jachin, because the kingdom of the house of David was established; and the name of the left was Boaz, from the name of Boaz the patriarch of the family of Judah, from whom all the kings of the house of Judah have descended." - Targum. See on 1 Kings 7:21; (note); and see the parallel places for other matters contained in this chapter.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Jakin, meaning "he establishes," might refer to God's promise about the kingdom (see 1 Chronicles 17:7–14). Boaz, meaning "in him is strength," might have been a statement of trust in God. The gilded reliefs of cherubs, palms, and flowers on the temple's doors and walls suggest that the pillars were connected to the tree of life (Genesis 2:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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