2 Chronicles 3:17

17 And he erected the columns in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. He called the name of the southern one Jakin, and the name of the northern one 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 And at the front of the house he made two columns, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on their top was five cubits.

16 And he made [decorative] chains in the inner sanctuary and put [them] on top of the columns. And he made one hundred pomegranate [ornaments], and put them on the chains.

17 And he erected the columns in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. He called the name of the southern one Jakin, and the name of the northern one Boaz.