2 Chronicles 3:17 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does 2 Chronicles 3:17 Mean?
The chapter ends as Solomon sets the pillars in place and names them: Jachin on the right, Boaz on the left. The names were not mere labels but declarations, fixed at the very doorway of the house of God.
Together the names confess where the house, and all who enter it, must place their trust. 'He will establish' and 'in Him is strength' stand guard at the entrance, reminding every worshipper that stability and power belong to God alone. We do not establish ourselves; the One we come to worship holds us fast.
2 Chronicles 3:17 in the Original Language
Jachin (יָכִין) means 'He will establish,' and Boaz (בֹּעַז) suggests 'in Him is strength.'
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What does 2 Chronicles 3:17 mean?
The two pillars are raised before the temple and named Jachin and Boaz.