Bible Commentary

Wisdom and knowledge [is] granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that [have been] before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. 12. wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee ] The incident illustrates the principle, To him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:12”

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: 11. thine … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:11”

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, [that is so] great? 10. go out and come in ] The phrase denotes the transaction of business of all kinds. judge ] Although every village by its headmen dispensed its … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:10”

Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 9. thy promise ] Cp. 1Ch 22:9 ff. Perhaps the particular reference is to the first words of 1Ch 22:12, which may be translated as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:9”

And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 8. mercy ] R.V. kindness (as 1Ki 3:6). God shewed David not merely compassion, but also bounty. made me to reign ] R.V. made me king. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:8”

In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 7 13 (= 1Ki 3:5-15). Solomon’s Vision and Return to Jerusalem 7. did God appear ] In Kings, the Lord appeared in a dream. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The verbal differences between this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:7”

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, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:6”

Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. 5. Bezalel ] See Exo 31:2; Exo 38:1-7. he put ] R.V. was there. In the Hebrew the position of a point makes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:5”

But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to [the place which] David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 4. Kiriath-jearim ] Cp. 1Ch 13:5. pitched a tent ] Cp. 1Ch 15:1. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 4. But the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:4”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:3”