2 Chronicles 3:17

17 He erected the pillars in the front of the temple, one to the south and one to the north. The one to the south he named Jakin[a] and the one to the north Boaz.[b]

2 Chronicles 3:17 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
17 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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
17 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.
New Living Translation (NLT)
17 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.
The Message Bible (MSG)
17 He placed the pillars in front of The Temple, one on the right, and the other on the left. The right pillar he named Jakin (Security) and the left pillar he named Boaz (Stability).
American Standard Version (ASV)
17 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.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
17 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].
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
17 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.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
17 Solomon set the pillars up in front of the temple. One was on the south. The other was on the north. He named the one on the south Jakin. The one on the north he named Boaz.

2 Chronicles 3:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:17

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:17 In-Context

15 For the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long, each with a capital five cubits high.
16 He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.
17 He erected the pillars in the front of the temple, one to the south and one to the north. The one to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. "Jakin" probably means "he establishes."
  • [b]. "Boaz" probably means "in him is strength."
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