2 Chronicles 3:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴^(A) A curtain^[a] was made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and embroidered with designs of winged creatures.

The Two Columns

(1 Kings 7.15-22)

¹⁵Two columns were made for the entrance to the temple. Each one was 16 meters tall and had a cap on top that was over 2 meters high. ¹⁶The top of each column was decorated with designs that looked like chains^[b] and with 100 carvings of pomegranates.^[c]

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Footnotes

3.14 A curtain: To separate the most holy place from the main room of the temple.
3.16 designs that looked like chains: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
3.16 pomegranates: A pomegranate is a small red fruit that looks like an apple. In ancient times, it was a symbol of life.