2 Chronicles / Question
The two temple pillars in 2 Chronicles 3 were named Jachin and Boaz: Jachin on the right and Boaz on the left (2 Chronicles 3:17).
In 2 Chronicles 3:15–17, the writer finishes a short description of two freestanding pillars placed in front of the temple. The passage reports their height and the size of their top pieces, then describes decorative chains and pomegranates attached near the tops. These verses come at the end of the temple-building report in 2 Chronicles 3:1–17, which moves from the location and basic construction to the interior arrangement and ornate details. The focus here narrows to highly visible entrance features: two pillars placed “before” the temple.
The passage presents two tall, freestanding pillars placed in front of Solomon’s temple. It gives measurements for the pillars and their top pieces, then notes added decorations (chains and pomegranates), and finally fixes each pillar’s position (right/left) and name (Jachin/Boaz).
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with 2 Chronicles 3:17, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
17He 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.