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

14Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim. 15For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7-1/2 feet. 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. 17Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north 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 6:21Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple’s interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place.
• 1 Kings 7:20The capitals on the two pillars had 200 pomegranates in two rows around them, beside the rounded surface next to the latticework.

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