Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:3
So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that [was] at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
3. and all the congregation ] The attendance of the chief representatives of the people at the great sacrifice with which Solomon seems to have inaugurated his reign is probable in itself, but it is passed over in the brief notice in 1Ki 3:4.
at Gibeon ] Cp. 1Ch 16:39; 1Ch 21:29; 1Ki 3:4. It was a city of Benjamin. The Chronicler defends this instance of high-place worship by his explanation that the Tabernacle was on the high place.
the tabernacle of the congregation ] R.V. the tent of meeting (cp. R.V. Preface, p. vi.). So 2Ch 1:5.
in the wilderness ] See Exo 25:1 ff; Exo 35:4 ff.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
To the high place; upon which the tabernacle was placed; whence it is called the great high place, 1Ki 3:4.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon,…. They agreed to his motion, and went with him thither, see 1Ki 3:4
for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness: by the Lord’s direction; where was also the altar of the Lord, and so most proper to offer sacrifice on, which was what Solomon went thither to do; see
1Ch 21:29.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(3) The tabernacle of the congregation of God.Rather, Gods tent of meeting; viz., with man (Exo. 25:22; Exo. 27:21; Num. 17:4). Solomon repaired to Gibeon because that was the great high place (1Ki. 3:4). We learn from our text why Gibeon stood pre-eminent above the other high places. (Comp. 1Ch. 6:31 sqq.; 1Ch. 16:39 sqq.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 1:3 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that [was] at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
Ver. 3. Went to the high place. ] This word is usually taken in an ill sense: but here in a good. a See on 1Ki 3:4 .
a Vatab.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
congregation = convocation, or muster.
went. For the reason, see 1Ki 3:4.
Gibeon = a high place.
tabernacle = tent. Hebrew ‘ohel. App-40.
congregation = assembly.
Moses the servant of the LORD. See note on Deu 34:5.
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there was
(See Scofield “1Ch 16:37”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Gibeon: 1Ki 3:4-15, 1Ch 16:39, 1Ch 21:29
the tabernacle: Exo 26:1-37, Exo 40:2, Exo 40:34, Lev 1:1
the servant: Deu 34:5
Reciprocal: Jos 9:17 – Gibeon 1Ki 3:2 – the people 1Ki 8:4 – and the 2Ch 1:13 – at Gibeon 2Ch 5:5 – the tabernacle
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 1:3-4. Solomon, &c., went to the high place at Gibeon Upon which the tabernacle was placed; whence it is called the great high place, 1Ki 3:4. But the ark, &c. David had separated the ark from the tabernacle, and brought it to Jerusalem, because there he intended to build a far more noble and lasting habitation for it.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1:3 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that [was] at {b} Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle {c} of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
(b) Read 1Ki 3:4.
(c) So called, because by it God showed signs of his presence to the congregation.