Chains

How Nave’s arranged it

• (Used as ornaments)
• Worn by princesGenesis 41:42Daniel 5:7Daniel 5:29
• Worn on anklesNumbers 31:50Isaiah 3:19
• Worn on the breastplate of high priestExodus 28:14Exodus 39:15
• As ornaments on camelsJudges 8:26
• A partition of, in the temple1 Kings 6:211 Kings 7:17
• Used to confine prisonersPsalms 68:6Psalms 149:8Jeremiah 40:4Acts 12:6Acts 12:7Acts 21:33Acts 28:202 Timothy 1:16
• See Fetters
• FIGURATIVE Jude 1:6Psalms 73:6Proverbs 1:9Lamentations 3:7Ezekiel 7:23–272 Peter 2:4Revelation 20:1

The passages, in Bible order (24)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 41:42

   Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 41:422 voices

   “[Daniel 2:48] "Then the king elevated Daniel to a high position, and gave him many great gifts and set him up as governor over all the provinces of Babylon..." In this matter also the slanderous critic of the Church has ventured to castigate the prophet because he did not reject the gifts and because he willingly accepted honor of the Babylonians.

   “Therefore, I believe that Joseph deserved the more mystical rewards because he spoke of mysteries. For what does the ring inserted on his finger mean, if not that the priesthood of faith was bestowed upon him, so that he might mark others himself? What does the stole, which is the garment of wisdom, mean, if not the tribute given to him by the heavenly king, the principality of prudence? The golden torque also seems to express good understanding. The chariot, likewise, signifies the lofty peak of merits.

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2. Exodus 28:14

   and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.

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   “And two chains of pure gold at the ends,....

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3. Exodus 39:15

   For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.

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4. Numbers 31:50

   So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

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   “We have therefore brought an oblation to the Lord,....

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5. Judges 8:26

   The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.

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   “And the weight of the golden earrings he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold,....

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6. 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.

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7. 1 Kings 7:17

   For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.

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   “For the number seven is conventionally used to denote the grace of the Holy Spirit, as attested in the Apocalypse by John, who, after saying that he had seen "the lamb with seven horns and seven eyes," went on to add, by way of explanation, …

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8. Psalms 68:6

   God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

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9. Psalms 73:6

   Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

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   "Therefore their pride has gripped them; they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness." Iniquity affords a bad covering, and if anyone wishes to hold it over us, we ought to remove it; else he may begin to come into judgment with us. And if anyone tries to carry off our spiritual tunic that we have received, remove the cloak of iniquity and take up the covering of faith and of patience, with which David covered himself in fasting, so that he would not lose the garment of virtue. Fasting is itself a covering.

   “Hence we should know that the Holy Spirit has condemned those detestable people who hold such views. For what other people does he specifically condemn except the Arians, who say that the Son of God does not experience periods of time and years? For there isn't anything with which that God is not familiar. If, however, Christ is God and Christ is the highest God, then he is God above all things. Notice how outraged the blessed David was with such people who limit the Son of God's knowledge.

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10. Psalms 149:8

    to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

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    “To bind their kings in fetters. Do you wish the peoples to be set free? bind the teachers. To bind the kings. He did not call them teachers, but kings: for they reign by the miseries of those people. To bind their kings in fetters. He put it well, in fetters: lest the teachers should run about too much, lest they deceive many, but let them be bound and stand still. And their nobles in iron chains. Their nobles. You may see them saying among the heretics: This man is learned, that one works signs, this one casts out demons.

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11. Proverbs 1:9

    For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

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    "That grace may be added to your head," etc. It was a custom among the ancients that those who competed lawfully would receive a crown on their head and a torque on their neck. Therefore, for us too, if we keep the discipline of our …

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12. Isaiah 3:19

    their pendants, bracelets, and veils;

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    “Second, as to the neck: chains, certain adornments of the neck, which hang down to the breast and are given in honor of a victory: that grace may be added to your head, and a chain of gold to your neck (Prov 1:9). Third, as …

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13. Jeremiah 40:4

    But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”

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    “And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hands,....

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14. Lamentations 3:7

    He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.

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    “A remedy for an escape from enemies' siege is cut off. "He has walled me about so that I cannot escape." That is, by the besieging army. "He has put heavy chains on me." This indicates that I (Jeremiah) am besieged just like those persons …

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15. Ezekiel 7:23–27

    Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.

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16. Daniel 5:7

    The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

    ›Commentary on Daniel 5:71 voice

    Verse 7. The king therefore cried out vehemently that the magicians should be brought in, and the Chaldeans and the soothsayers..." Forgetting about the experiences of Nebuchadnezzar, he was following after the ancient and ingrained error of his family, so that instead of summoning a prophet of God he summons the magicians and Chaldeans and soothsayers. "...he shall be clothed in purple and he shall have a golden necklace about his neck."

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