2 Chronicles 3:16

Modern

He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And He made chains as in the inner sanctuary and put them on the head of the pillars, and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.

Latin

Necnon et quasi catenulas in oraculo, et superposuit eas capitibus columnarum: malogranata etiam centum, quæ catenulis interposuit.

Hebrew

English

He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.

The two pillars in the temple's porch were made of bronze and had elaborate decorations (compare 1 Kings 7:15–22).

Theme notes and profiles

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.