2 Chronicles 3:17

3:17 He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. ¹  He named the one on the right Jachin, ²  and the one on the left Boaz. ³ 

2 Chronicles 5:9

5:9 The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. ⁴  They have remained there to this very day.

2 Chronicles 6:31

6:31 Then they will honor ⁵  you by obeying you ⁶  throughout their lifetimes as ⁷  they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.

2 Chronicles 9:23

9:23 All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 20:16

20:16 Tomorrow march down against them as ⁹  they come up the Ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the ravine in front of the Desert of Jeruel.

[3:17]  ¹ tn Or “one on the south and the other on the north.”

[3:17]  ² tn The name “Jachin” appears to be a verbal form and probably means, “he establishes.”

[3:17]  ³ tn The meaning of the name “Boaz” is uncertain. For various proposals, see BDB 126-27 s.v. בֹּעַז. One attractive option is to revocalize the name asבְּעֹז (bÿ’oz, “in strength”) and to understand it as completing the verbal form on the first pillar. Taking the words together and reading from right to left, one can translate the sentence, “he establishes [it] in strength.”

[5:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”

[6:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “fear.”

[6:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “by walking in your ways.”

[6:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “all the days [in] which.”

[9:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and all the kings of the earth were seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”

[20:16]  ¹³ tn Heb “look.”