Bible Commentary

And the house which I build [is] great: for great [is] our God above all gods. See 1Ki 6:2 note. In Jewish eyes, at the time that the temple was built, it may have been great, that is to say, it may have exceeded the dimensions of any single separate building existing in Palestine up … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:5”

Behold, I build a house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate [it] to him, [and] to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:4”

And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein, [even so deal with me]. 3. Huram ] Another form of Hiram (1Ki 5:1 [15, Heb.]) which is a shortened form of Ahiram (Hebrew, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:3”

And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 2. told out ] The 150,000 bearers and hewers mentioned here are said to have been aliens (2Ch 2:17). This statement is confirmed by 1Ki 5:15 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:2”

And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom. Ch. 2. Solomon’s Preparations for Building the Temple 1, 2 (= 2Ch 2:17-18 [1:18, 2Ch 2:1, Heb.] below; 1Ki 5:15). Bearers and Hewers 1. determined ] R.V. purposed, as in 1Ki 5:5. for the name ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:1”

And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so brought they out [horses] for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means. 17. and so brought they out horses … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:17”

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 16. And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt ] R.V. And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. Egypt is an agricultural not a pastoral country; it lacks the broad … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:16”

And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem [as plenteous] as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that [are] in the vale for abundance. 15. at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones ] R.V. to be at Jerusalem as stones. In Kings this is asserted of silver only. Jerusalem is one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:15”

And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 14 17 (= 1Ki 10:26-29). Solomon’s Horses and Chariots 14. the chariot cities ] The greater part of Palestine is unsuitable for the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:14”

Then Solomon came [from his journey] to the high place that [was] at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. 13. from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon ] This clause yields no sense in the Hebrew and is probably a misplaced gloss. Read … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:13”