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2 Chronicles 3:14-17

He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits height, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 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. 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.

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In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving; and they overlaid them with gold. The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub. The wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub. The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits height, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 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. 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.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

    Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits height, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

    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.

    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.

  • KJV King James Version

    And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.

    Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

    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.

    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.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.

    Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

    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.

    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.

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Cross-references (9)

  • 1 Kings 7:20 (v16) There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in…
  • Hebrews 9:3 (v14) After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,
  • Exodus 26:31-35 (v14) “You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. It shall be the work of a skillful workman.…
  • 1 Kings 6:21 (v16) So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.
  • 1 Kings 7:15-24 (v15) For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them. He made two…
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  • 1 Kings 7:21 (v17) He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar,…
  • Jeremiah 52:20-23 (v15) They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for Yahweh’s…
  • Matthew 27:51 (v14) Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
  • Hebrews 10:20 (v14) by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh,

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv14–16 Which separated the Temple from the most holy place.

Which separated the Temple from the most holy place.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv14–16 2Ch 3:14 And he made the vail [of] blue,…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv14–16 The veil, to wit, the inner veil before the…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv14, 17 The veil - The inner veil before the most…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v17 Verse 17. He reared up the pillars] "The name…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv14–15 2Ch 3:14. And he made the veil, &c. —…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv14–16 This is an important addition to the description in…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv14–17 A veil. Abulensis places it between the court and…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv14–17 14 (cp. Exo_26:31-32). The Vail
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv14–17 (14) The vail.—The Pârôkheth, or curtain, which divided the…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv14–17 The veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v15 Solomon also made ... He made ... he also…
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv15, 17 3:15-16 The two pillars set in the porch of…
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