Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 3:16
He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The temple artisan completes the decorative elements on the two front pillars before they are positioned at the entrance.
The words — שַרְשֶׁרֶת (sharsheret) translates literally as "chains," while רֹאשׁ (rosh) simply denotes "the top of."
The thread — This chainwork and pomegranate decoration parallels the two hundred pomegranates on the pillar capitals in 1 Kings 7:20 and the gold chains across the inner sanctuary in 1 Kings 6:21.
Why it lands — The text demands attention to the precise, repetitive craftsmanship applied to the temple's structural supports.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 7:20 On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
- 1 Kings 6:21 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.