2 Chronicles 3:17

17 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.

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 The king had two columns made, each one 52 feet tall, and placed them in front of the Temple. Each one had a capital 7 1/2 feet tall.

16 The tops of the columns were decorated with a design of interwoven chains and one hundred bronze pomegranates.

17 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.

Footnotes

• [a] jachin: [This name sounds like the Hebrew for "he (God) establishes."]
• [b] boaz: [This name sounds like the Hebrew for "by his (God's) strength."]