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He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he made chains, <i>as</i> in the oracle, and put <i>them</i> on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put <i>them</i> on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put <i>them</i> on top of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put <i>them</i> on the wreaths of chainwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed <i>them</i> on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and placed <i>them</i> on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he made chains in the inner sanctuary, and placed <i>them</i> on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed <i>them</i> on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he made chains in the inner sanctuary and put <i>them</i> on the top of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and put <i>them</i> on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He made chains [like a necklace] in the inner sanctuary and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had made chainwork in the inner sanctuary and also put it on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had made chainwork in the inner sanctuary and also put it on top of the pillars. He made 100 pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made chains in the oracle, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The top of each column was decorated with designs that looked like chains and with 100 carvings of pomegranates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he made chains in the oracle, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made chains for the inner room and [also] put them on the capitals. He made 100 pomegranates and put them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The tops of the columns were decorated with a design of interwoven chains and one hundred bronze pomegranates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He crafted chains for the inner sanctuary and placed them on top of the pillars, attaching 100 pomegranates to each of the chains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<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 made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. <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 makes chains in the oracle, and puts [them] on the heads of the pillars, and makes one hundred pomegranates, and puts [them] on the chains.<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 maketh chains in the oracle, and putteth on the heads of the pillars, and maketh a hundred pomegranates, and putteth on the chains.<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 make chains, in the oracle, and give upon the head of the pillars; and he will make a hundred pomegranates and give upon the chains.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He made also as it were little chains in the oracle, and he put them on the heads of the pillars: and a hundred pomegranates, which he put between the little chains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then too, there were something like little chains on the oracle, and he placed these upon the heads of the pillars. And there were one hundred pomegranates, which he placed between the little chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He devised chains in the form of a collar with which he encircled the capitals of the columns, and he made a hundred pomegranates which he set on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He made encircling chains and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<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 made chains, fifty cubits long, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<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 made chains of fifty cubits and he put them on the tops of the columns, and he made a hundred pomegranates and he tied them on the chains.<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 made chains in the Sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he made chains, <i>as</i> in the oracle, and put <i>them</i> on the heads of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/3-16.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=588" 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">15</span>In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1687.htm" title="1687: bad·də·ḇîr (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Or dbir; from dabar; the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.">interwoven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8333.htm" title="8333: šar·šə·rō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Chain. From sharash; a chain; Probably a garland.">chains</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and put them</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.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">top</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mu·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">of the pillars.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He made</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: rim·mō·w·nîm (N-mp) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">pomegranates</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and fastened them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8333.htm" title="8333: baš·šar·šə·rō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Chain. From sharash; a chain; Probably a garland.">into the chainwork.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>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.…<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/7-17.htm">1 Kings 7:17-22</a></span><br />For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. / Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars. / And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Exodus 26:31-33</a></span><br />Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. / Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. / And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-35.htm">Exodus 36:35-36</a></span><br />Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. / He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29-35</a></span><br />Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. / And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries. / For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">1 Kings 6:23-28</a></span><br />In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood. / One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits. / The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape, ...<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="/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49</a></span><br />the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18-22</a></span><br />Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, / one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. / And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-18.htm">Ezekiel 41:18-20</a></span><br />were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces: / the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion was toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved all the way around the temple. / Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-25.htm">Ezekiel 41:25</a></span><br />Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-5.htm">Hebrews 9:5</a></span><br />Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a></span><br />And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6-8</a></span><br />Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Revelation 7:11</a></span><br />And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Revelation 14:3</a></span><br />And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">chains</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">1 Kings 6:21</a></b></br> So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.</p><p class="hdg">an hundred</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm">1 Kings 7:20</a></b></br> And the chapiters upon the two pillars <i>had pomegranates</i> also above, over against the belly which <i>was</i> by the network: and the pomegranates <i>were</i> two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/7-42.htm">Apples</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">Attached</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Interwoven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Necklace</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-25.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-10.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Top</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-15.htm">Tops</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/4-13.htm">Apples</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-18.htm">Attached</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Interwoven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Necklace</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-13.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-16.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">Top</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">Tops</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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These chains symbolize strength and unity, reflecting the interconnectedness of God's covenant with Israel. The use of chains in ancient architecture often signified security and stability, which is fitting for the temple as a place of divine presence. The pillars themselves, standing at the entrance, represent the strength and establishment of God's promises. This imagery is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are described as living stones being built into a spiritual house (<a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a>).<p><b>He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.</b><br>Pomegranates are frequently used in biblical symbolism, representing fruitfulness, abundance, and the law. The number one hundred signifies completeness and fullness, suggesting the abundant blessings and the completeness of God's law. Pomegranates were also embroidered on the hem of the high priest's robe (<a href="/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33-34</a>), linking the temple's design to the priestly garments and the holiness required in worship. The use of pomegranates in the temple's decoration underscores the theme of life and fertility, pointing to the life-giving presence of God. In a typological sense, the abundance of pomegranates can be seen as a foreshadowing of the spiritual fruitfulness found in Christ, who fulfills the law and brings life to His people (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who was responsible for building the temple in Jerusalem, fulfilling his father David's vision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pillars.htm">Pillars</a></b><br>Two significant structures named Jachin and Boaz, located at the entrance of the temple, representing stability and strength.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chains.htm">Chains</a></b><br>Decorative elements used in the temple, symbolizing connection and unity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pomegranates.htm">Pomegranates</a></b><br>Fruit used as a decorative motif, symbolizing abundance, fertility, and the law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple represents God's dwelling among His people. As believers, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live holy lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_pomegranates.htm">Significance of Pomegranates</a></b><br>The pomegranates symbolize fruitfulness and the richness of God's law. We are called to bear spiritual fruit in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_connection.htm">Unity and Connection</a></b><br>The chains symbolize unity and connection. In the body of Christ, we are interconnected and should strive for unity and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stability_and_strength.htm">Stability and Strength</a></b><br>The pillars, Jachin and Boaz, represent stability and strength. Our faith should be grounded in Christ, who is our firm foundation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>The detailed craftsmanship of the temple reflects the importance of excellence and reverence in our worship and service to God.<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/does_jesus_inherit_david's_throne.htm">Would Jesus inherit David's throne? Yes, per Luke 1:32. No, as a descendant of cursed Jehoiakim (Matthew 1:11, 1 Chronicles 3:16, Jeremiah 36:30).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_a_nation_for_one_king's_acts.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 28:19 say God directly punishes an entire nation for one king's actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_god's_favor_to_david's_power.htm">1 Chronicles 14:2 - Why would God's favor be linked to David's increasing power and multiple wives, despite biblical warnings against polygamy elsewhere?</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><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>(16) <span class= "bld">And he made chains, as in the oracle.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">And he made chainwork in the oracle,</span> or chancel, which is clearly corrupt. But if we read <span class= "ital">kad-debir</span> for <span class= "ital">bad-debir,</span> an infinitesimal change in Hebrew writing, we get the sense which our version suggests: <span class= "ital">And he made chainwork as in the chancel.</span> It is true that the sacred writer has not told us that the walls of the Holy of Holies were so ornamented, but in <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm" title="And the greater house he paneled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.">2Chronicles 3:5</a> he states it of the great hall or holy place, and <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm" title="And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.">1Kings 6:29</a> declares that the whole house was adorned with mural carvings. It was quite natural to write, "and he made chainwork as in the oracle," assuming that such decorations really existed in the inner chamber. There seems therefore to be no need to alter <span class= "ital">debir</span> into <span class= "ital">rabid,</span> ("collar") as most commentators have done, although the change is very slight in Hebrew writing. The LXX. had the present Hebrew text, but, apparently, not understanding it transliterated the Hebrew words: "He made <span class= "ital">serseroth</span> in the <span class= "ital">dabir."</span> So Vulg., "as it were chainlets in the oracle." The Syriac and Arabic have "and he made chains of fifty cubits."<p><span class= "bld">An hundred pomegranates.</span>--So <a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm" title="And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates on the network were an hundred round about.">Jeremiah 52:23</a>. (See <a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm" title="And the capitals on the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about on the other capital.">1Kings 7:20</a>; <a href="/1_kings/7-42.htm" title="And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars;">1Kings 7:42</a>, from which it appears that there were altogether four hundred pomegranates, viz., an upper and lower row of one hundred each upon the chainwork of each pillar. So <a href="/2_chronicles/4-13.htm" title="And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the capitals which were on the pillars.">2Chronicles 4:13</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Chains, as in the oracle</span>. Though the writer of Chronicles has not in this description mentioned any chains as appertaining to the oracle, yet they are mentioned in the parallel. The selection of what is said has in our present text so much the appearance of haste, that this may account for the abrupt appearance of the allusion here. Otherwise the words, "in the oracle," tempt us to fear some corruptness of text, scarcely safely removed by Bertheau's suggestion to substitute <span class="hebrew">רְבִיד</span> ("ring") for <span class="hebrew">דְבִיר</span> ("oracle"). <span class="cmt_word">An hundred pomegranates</span> (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-13.htm">2 Chronicles 4:13</a>; <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15, 18, 20</a>). These passages indicate that the total number of pomegranates was two hundred for each pillar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/3-16.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">He made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">interwoven</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדְּבִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(bad·də·ḇîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chains</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(šar·šə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8333.htm">Strong's 8333: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chain, a garland</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put them</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</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">top</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֣אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the pillars.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַמֻּדִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mu·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">He made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pomegranates</span><br /><span class="heb">רִמּוֹנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(rim·mō·w·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fastened them</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the chainwork.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šar·šə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8333.htm">Strong's 8333: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chain, a garland</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:16 He made chains in the oracle (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:17" /></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>