Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 52:23

"And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about." — Jeremiah 52:23 (ASV)

On a side—The 96 were toward the four winds, 24 toward the north, 24 toward the east, and so on. Add one at each corner, and the whole 100 is made up.