Bible Commentary

He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls. 7. the posts ] R.V. the thresholds. cherubims ] Under what form these mysterious beings were represented in the Temple is not known. It has been said that the winged … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 3:7”

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold [was] gold of Parvaim. 6. precious stones ] Not mentioned in the parallel account, but according to 1Ki 5:17 costly stones (the same expression in Hebrew) were used for the foundations of the house. Probably here also costly rather than precious stones … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 3:6”

And the greater house he ceiled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 5 7 (cp. 1Ki 6:15 ; 1Ki 6:21; 1Ki 6:29-30). The Temple 5. the greater house ] It was forty cubits long (1Ki 6:17), whereas the shrine was twenty (1Ki 6:16; 1Ki 6:20). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 3:5”

And the porch that [was] in the front [of the house], the length [of it was] according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height [was] a hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold. 4 (= 1Ki 6:3). The Porch 4. And the porch that was in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 3:4”

Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 3 (= 1Ki 6:2). The Measurements of the Temple 3. these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed ] R.V. these are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 3:3”

And he began to build in the second [day] of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 2. in the second day] The words are absent from 1 Kings and should probably be omitted here. The year according to 1 Kings was the four hundred and eightieth after the Exodus. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 3:2”

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. Ch. 2Ch 3:1-2 (= 1Ki 6:1). The Temple Begun 1. in mount Moriah ] Gen 22:2. in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 3:1”

And he set threescore and ten thousand of them [to be] bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand [to be] hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. 18. three thousand and six hundred overseers ] In 1Ki 5:16, three thousand and three hundred. Three in Hebrew … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:18”

And Solomon numbered all the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 17, 18 [16, 17, Heb.] (cp. 2). Bearers and Hewers 17. David his father ] See 1Ch … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:17”

And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. 16. Joppa ] Hebrew, Japho, modern Jaffa ( Yf). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 16. In … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:16”