Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:6
And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the LORD, which [was] at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
6. went up thither ] R.V. mg., offered there. It is to be noted that the Chronicler does not ignore the exercise of priestly functions by Solomon, though such exercise must have seemed wrong in his eyes, but follows his authority (1Ki 3:4) without adding any explanation.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
i.e. Which altar. But that he had now said, 2Ch 1:5, and therefore would not unnecessarily repeat it. Or rather, who; and so these words are emphatical, and contain a reason why Solomon went thither, because the Lord was there graciously present to hear prayers and receive sacrifices.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
6. offered a thousand burntofferingsThis holocaust he offered, of course, by the hands ofthe priests. The magnitude of the oblation became the rank of theofferer on this occasion of national solemnity.
2Ch1:7-13. HIS CHOICEOF WISDOM ISBLESSED BY GOD.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Solomon went up thither,…. To the high place at Gibeon:
to the brasen altar before the lord; where he used to be, and accept the sacrifices of his people, though the ark, the symbol of his presence, was not there:
which was at the tabernacle of the congregation; that is, which altar was there; or rather “who”, that is, God, was there, as Osiander, hearing the prayers of his people, and accepting their offerings:
and offered a thousand offerings upon it; by the priests, see 1Ki 3:4.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(6) And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar.So Vulg. incorrectly. Rather, And Solomon offered there on the brasen altar; so LXX. and Syriac.
Before the Lord.The altar stood before the entry of the Lords dwellingplace (Exo. 40:6). (Comp. Jdg. 20:23; Jdg. 20:26.)
Which was at the tabernacle of the congregation.Which altar belonged to the tent of tryst. In 1Ki. 6:22 the golden altar is said in like manner to belong to the Holy of holies, before which it stood. (The Vulg. seems to have read the brasen altar, before the Lords tent of meeting; comp. 2Ch. 1:3.)
And offered.He offered (I say). The verb is repeated before its object for clearness sake.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 1:6 And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which [was] at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
Ver. 6. The tabernacle of the congregation. ] Which was so called, because there the people met to serve God.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
before. A special various reading called Sevir (App-34) reads “which [was] before”.
congregation = assembly.
offered = offered up. Hebrew. alah. App-43.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
a thousand: 1Ki 3:4, 1Ki 8:63, 1Ch 29:21, Isa 40:16
Reciprocal: 2Ch 7:5 – a sacrifice 2Ch 15:11 – seven hundred Mal 3:4 – as
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 1:6. To the brazen altar before the Lord It is said to be before the Lord, though the ark was not there, because God was pleased graciously to accept the sacrifices offered before the place, though wanting the token of his glorious presence. And offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it Namely, by the ministry of the priests, He probably offered as many peace- offerings, on which he and his company feasted before the Lord; unless, as Pellicanus thinks, burnt-offerings here signify peace-offerings, the general name being put for the special.