2 Chronicles 3:16

2 Chronicles 3:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made chains like a necklace and put them on the tops of the pillars, and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put them on top of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the wreaths of chainwork.

Context of 2 Chronicles 3:16

14He made the curtain out of violet, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim. 15In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high. He made ornamental chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains. 17He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin, and the one on the left Boaz.

2 Chronicles 3:16 word by word

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙ בַּדְּבִ֔יר וַיִּתֵּ֖ן עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמֻּדִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ רִמּוֹנִים֙ מֵאָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֖ן בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• chainsשַׁרְשְׁרָהsharsherâh · chainH8333
• in the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• on the headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of the pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• pomegranatesרִמּוֹןrimmôn rimmôn · pomegranateH7416

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:16

• 1 Kings 6:21Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary with gold.
• 1 Kings 7:20On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16As in the oracle - This passage is probably corrupt. Our translators supposing that a single letter had fallen out at the beginning of the word translated “in the oracle,” supplied “as.” But we have no reason to suppose there were any “chains” or “festoons” in the “oracle” or most holy place.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16The two pillars in the temple's porch were made of bronze and had elaborate decorations (compare 1 Kings 7:15–22).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 3:16

• Temple

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• Crimson
• Solomon
• Beauty
• Jachin and Boaz
• Pomegranate
• Temple
• New Moon

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