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The one to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and one on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right, the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin (may He establish) and the one on the left Boaz (in Him is strength).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he set up the pillars in front of the sanctuary, one on the right and one on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he set up the pillars in front of the sanctuary, one on the right and one on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he set 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Solomon had one of the columns placed on the south side of the temple's entrance; it was called Jachin. The other one was placed on the north side of the entrance; it was called Boaz. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he set 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin [He Establishes] and the one on the left Boaz [In Him Is Strength].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The columns were set at the sides of the Temple entrance: the one on the south side was named Jachin and the one on the north side was named Boaz. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He set up the pillars at the front of the Temple, one on the south side of the entrance and the other on the north side of the entrance. He named the south pillar Jachin and the north pillar Boaz. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He set 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 Jakin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he erected 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He set 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he raises up the pillars on the front of the temple, one on the right and one on the left, and calls the name of that on the right Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he raiseth up the pillars on the front of the temple, one on the right, and one on the left, and calleth the name of that on the right Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will set up the pillars upon the face of the temple, one from the right, and one from the left; and he will call the name of the right, Jachin, and the name of the left, Boaz.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These pillars he put at the entrance of the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left: that which was on the right hand, he called Jachin: and that on the left hand, Boot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, he placed these pillars in the vestibule of the temple, one to the right, and the other to the left. The one that was on the right, he called Jachin; and the one that was on the left, Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He set up the columns to correspond with the nave, one for the right side and the other for the left, and he called the one to the right Jachin and the one to the left Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right, the other on the left; the one on the right he called Jachin, and the one on the left, Boaz.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he set up the two pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; and he called the name of that which he set on the right hand, Jachin, and the name of that on the left, Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he raised up two columns before the temple, one at the right hand, and one at the left, and he called the name of that which he raised up at the right hand, Yakin, and the name of that which is at the left, Boaz. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he set 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left: and he called the name of the one on the right hand ?Stability,' and the name of the one on the left ?Strength.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=597" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">The Veil and Pillars</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Then he set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">the pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">front</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: ha·hê·ḵāl (Art:: N-ms) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">of the temple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: mî·yā·mîn (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">on the south</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: wə·’e·ḥāḏ (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and one</a> <a href="/hebrew/8040.htm" title="8040: mê·haś·śə·mō·wl (Prep-m, Art:: N-ms) -- The left. ">on the north.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3227.htm" title="3227: hay·mī·nī (Art:: Adj-ms) -- On the right hand. For yamiyn; right.">The pillar on the south</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">he named</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm- (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3199.htm" title="3199: yā·ḵîn (N-proper-ms) -- He will establish, an Isr. name. From kuwn; he will establish; Jakin, the name of three Israelites and of a temple pillar.">Jachin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8042.htm" title="8042: haś·śə·mā·lî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Left, on the left. From smo'wl; situated on the left side.">and the pillar on the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">he named</a> <a href="/hebrew/1162.htm" title="1162: bō·‘az (N-proper-ms) -- From an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple.">Boaz.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a></span><br />Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21-23</a></span><br />Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. / The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. / Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a></span><br />The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Exodus 26:37</a></span><br />Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-33.htm">1 Kings 6:33-35</a></span><br />In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. / The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels. / He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15-22</a></span><br />He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. / He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. / For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-41.htm">1 Kings 7:41-42</a></span><br />the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">2 Chronicles 4:12-13</a></span><br />the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49</a></span><br />The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-38.htm">Exodus 36:38</a></span><br />together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a></span><br />The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a></span><br />built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4-6</a></span><br />As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. / For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">reared up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a></b></br> And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.</p><p class="hdg">Jachin.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/2-12.htm">Boaz</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-12.htm">Bo'az</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">Erected</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Front</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-17.htm">Jachin</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-17.htm">Jakin</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">Naming</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-17.htm">North</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-32.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">Reared</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-14.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-30.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-17.htm">South</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Boaz</a> <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Bo'az</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">Erected</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-13.htm">Front</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-10.htm">Jachin</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-10.htm">Jakin</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Naming</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">North</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">Reared</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">Side</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">South</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-7.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">The place and time of building the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">The measure and ornaments of the house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">The cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">The veil and pillars</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The pillars, set up in front of the temple, were not merely structural but held symbolic meaning. They marked the entrance to the sacred space, representing strength and stability. In ancient Near Eastern architecture, such pillars often signified the grandeur and importance of a building. The temple itself was a fulfillment of God's promise to David, and these pillars underscored the temple's role as a divine dwelling place.<p><b>one on the south and one on the north</b><br>The placement of the pillars on the south and north sides of the temple entrance may symbolize the comprehensive nature of God's covenant, extending from one end of the earth to the other. This orientation also reflects the temple's alignment with the cardinal directions, a common practice in ancient architecture to signify order and harmony with creation. The positioning could also be seen as a representation of God's omnipresence, guarding the entrance from all directions.<p><b>The pillar on the south he named Jachin</b><br>The name "Jachin" means "He will establish" or "He establishes," reflecting God's promise to establish David's throne and, by extension, the temple as a permanent place of worship. This name signifies the stability and permanence of God's covenant with Israel. It also points to the future establishment of God's kingdom through Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises.<p><b>and the pillar on the north he named Boaz</b><br>The name "Boaz" means "In Him is strength," highlighting the source of Israel's strength and security. This name serves as a reminder that the temple, and by extension the nation, relied on God's power and provision. Boaz, as a name, also connects to the ancestor of David, emphasizing the continuity of God's plan through the lineage of David, leading to Jesus Christ, who embodies divine strength and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem, fulfilling the vision and instructions given to his father, David.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy place where the Israelites worshiped God, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jachin.htm">Jachin</a></b><br>The name of the pillar on the south side of the temple entrance, meaning "He will establish" in Hebrew.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a></b><br>The name of the pillar on the north side of the temple entrance, meaning "In Him is strength" in Hebrew.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hiram_of_tyre.htm">Hiram of Tyre</a></b><br>The skilled craftsman who assisted Solomon in the construction of the temple, including the casting of the pillars.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_pillars.htm">Symbolism of the Pillars</a></b><br>The names Jachin and Boaz symbolize God's promises and strength. Jachin ("He will establish") reminds us of God's faithfulness to establish His covenant with His people. Boaz ("In Him is strength") emphasizes that our strength comes from God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_stability.htm">God's Presence and Stability</a></b><br>The pillars at the temple entrance signify the stability and permanence of God's presence. As believers, we are called to rely on God's unchanging nature and His presence in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_foundations.htm">Spiritual Foundations</a></b><br>Just as the temple had physical pillars, our lives require spiritual foundations. These foundations are built on faith in God's promises and reliance on His strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>The temple was a place of communal worship, and the pillars were a part of this sacred space. In the same way, believers are called to be united as the body of Christ, supporting one another in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_jachin_and_boaz_pillars.htm">What are the Jachin and Boaz pillars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_obed_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_jachin_and_boaz_pillars_confirmed.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17 - Is there any credible external confirmation that the pillars Jachin and Boaz actually existed as they are described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Before the temple.</span>--Vulg., <span class= "ital">in</span> <span class= "ital">vestibulo templi.</span> So <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm" title="And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.">1Kings 7:21</a> has, "at the porch of the temple." <a href="/1_kings/7-22.htm" title="And on the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.">1Kings 7:22</a> adds, "and upon the top of the pillars was lily-work."<p><span class= "bld">Jachin . . .</span> <span class= "bld">Boaz.</span>--See <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm" title="And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.">1Kings 7:21</a>. "The description of the two brazen pillars," says Reuss, "much more detailed in <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm" title="For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.">1Kings 7:15</a> ff., has become almost unintelligible, under the pen of the abbreviate." This is a strong exaggeration. He also pronounces the word <span class= "ital">bad-debir</span> in <a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm" title="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.">2Chronicles 3:16</a> "absolutely unintelligible," and to be accounted "foreign to the text." How little we agree with this hasty decision will be evident from our Note on that verse. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jachin... Boaz</span>. The margin of our Authorized Version gives with sufficient correctness the meaning of these names of the pillars, which purport to set forth the safety and sure strength that belong to those who wait on, and who calmly and constantly abide by, the Divine leading. The latter, however, is one word, a substantive, not a compound of preposition, pronoun, and substantive; and the former, though by derivation the future of the hiph. conjugation of the verb <span class="hebrew">הוּן</span>, is established as a substantive in its own right. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then he set up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֤קֶם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pillars</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A column, a stand, platform</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">front</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the temple,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהֵיכָ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hê·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the south</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּמִ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·mîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶחָ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the north.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śə·mā·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8040.htm">Strong's 8040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dark, the north, the left hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[The pillar] on the south</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְמָנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hay·mā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3227.htm">Strong's 3227: </a> </span><span class="str2">On the right hand </span><br /><br /><span class="word">he named</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jachin,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָכִ֔ין</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3199.htm">Strong's 3199: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jachin -- 'He will establish', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the [pillar] on the north</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול</span> <span class="translit">(mê·haś·śə·mō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8042.htm">Strong's 8042: </a> </span><span class="str2">Situated on the left side</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he named</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Boaz.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּֽעַז׃</span> <span class="translit">(bō·‘az)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1162.htm">Strong's 1162: </a> </span><span class="str2">Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:17 He set up the pillars before (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 4:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 4:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>