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 Living Translation (NLT)He made a network of interwoven chains and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made 100 decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

Context of 2 Chronicles 3:16

14And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it. 15Also he made in front of the temple two pillars thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 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. 17Then 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.

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 6:21So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.
• 1 Kings 7:20The capitals on the two pillars also had pomegranates above, by the convex surface which was next to the network; and there were two hundred such pomegranates in rows on each of the capitals all 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