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2 Chronicles 4-9
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Furnishing the Temple(A)

4 Solomon[a] also constructed a bronze[b] altar 20 cubits[c] long, 20 cubits[d] wide, and ten cubits[e] high. 2 He crafted a circular sea of cast metal 10 cubits[f] from rim to rim and five cubits[g] tall. A line 30 cubits[h] long surrounded it. 3 Underneath, figurines resembling oxen[i] encircled the circular sea[j] beneath it, ten oxen[k] every cubit,[l] and encircling the sea completely. The oxen were in two rows, cast all at the same time. 4 The sea stood on top of twelve oxen, three of which faced to the north, three of which faced to the west, three of which faced to the south, and three of which faced toward the east. The sea was placed on top of the oxen, with all of their hindquarters turned inwards. 5 It was a handbreadth[m] thick, with its brim fashioned like the brim of a cup. Similar in shape to a lily blossom, it could hold 3,000 baths.[n] 6 Solomon[o] also made ten wash basins, placing five on the right side and five on the left. The basins were intended for use to rinse burnt offerings, and the sea was intended for use by the priests to wash in.

7 Solomon[p] made ten gold lamp stands as he had been directed and set them in the Temple, five on the south side and five on the north side. 8 He also made ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five on the right side and five on the left side. He also constructed 100 gold basins. 9 He made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, overlaying their doors with bronze. 10 He set the sea at the southeast corner of the Temple.

11 Hiram-abi[q] crafted the pots, shovels, and basins, thus completing the work that he did for King Solomon on the Temple of God; 12 that is, the two pillars, the bowls, the two capitals on top of the pillars, the two lattice works that covered the two bowls for the capitals that were on top of the pillars; 13 the 400 pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework having two rows of ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of each pillar); 14 the ten[r] stands with their ten basins; 15 the large bronze basin called the Sea with the twelve oxen underneath, 16 along with its pots, shovels, forks, and all of its other implements that Hiram-abi made from polished bronze for King Solomon and the Lord’s Temple. 17 The king had them forged in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah in the Jordan plain. 18 Solomon made so many utensils in such great quantities that the weight of the bronze was never fully recorded.

19 Solomon also made these items for God’s Temple: the golden altar, the tables for the Bread of the Presence, 20 the lamp stands and their lamps made of pure gold to burn in front[s] of the inner sanctuary, as required, 21 the pure gold ornaments in the shape of flowers, the lamps, and the tongs (all made of the purest gold), 22 the gold trimming instruments, basins, pans, censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (that is, the Most Holy Place), and for the doors to the main hall of the Temple.

The Ark is Placed in the Temple(B)

5 As soon as Solomon had completed the Lord’s Temple, he installed the holy items that had belonged to his father David, including the silver, gold, and all the other items in the treasure rooms of God’s Temple. 2 Then Solomon called Israel’s elders together, including all the leaders of the tribes and families of Israel. They met in Jerusalem to transfer the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Zion, the City of David. 3 All the men of Israel assembled in front of the king during the Festival of Tents[t] that takes place in the seventh month[u] of the year.[v]

4 As soon as all of Israel’s elders had arrived, the descendants of Levi lifted the ark 5 and carried it, the tent where God met with his people,[w] and all of the sacred implements that belonged in the tent. The Levitical priests carried these up to the City of David.[x] 6 King Solomon and all the Israelis who had assembled together proceeded ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and oxen than could be counted or recorded due to the number of sacrifices.[y]

7 The priests transported the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord to the place created for it within the inner sanctuary of the Temple, into the Most Holy Place under the wings of the cherubim. 8 The wings of the cherubim extended over where the ark and its carrying poles[z] had been placed, 9 but the poles were long enough for their ends to extend to the front of the inner sanctuary, even though they could not be seen from outside. They remain there to this day. 10 There was nothing in the ark except for the two tablets that Moses had placed there while Israel was encamped[aa] at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelis after he had brought them out of the land of Egypt.

11 After this, the priests vacated the Holy Place. (Meanwhile, all the priests who were participating consecrated themselves, irrespective of their Levitical divisions. 12 All the musicians who were descendants of Levi, including Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives wore linen and played cymbals and stringed instruments as they stood east of the altar. Accompanied by 120 priests who played trumpets, 13 the trumpeters and musicians played in union, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. They praised the Lord loudly and sang, “He is good, and his gracious love is eternal,” accompanied by the trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments.) As they did this,[ab] a cloud filled the Temple, that is, the Lord’s Temple, 14 and the priests were unable to complete their duties because of the cloud, since the glory of the Lord had filled God’s Temple.

Solomon Dedicates the Temple(C)

6 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives shrouded in darkness. 2 Now I have constructed a magnificent temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever.”

3 Then the king turned to face the entire congregation of Israel while the congregation of Israel remained standing. 4 Then Solomon[ac] prayed:

“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who made a commitment[ad] to my father David and then personally[ae] fulfilled what he had promised when he said:[af]

5 ‘From the day I brought out my people from the land of Egypt I never chose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple where my name might reside. And I never chose any man to become Commander-in-Chief[ag] over my people Israel. 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, where my name will reside. And I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’

7 “My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 8 The Lord told my father David:

‘Therefore, since you determined[ah] to build a temple for my name, you acted well, because it was your choice[ai] to do so. 9 Nevertheless, you are not to build the Temple, but your son who will be born[aj] to you is to build a temple for my name.’

10 “The Lord has brought to fulfillment[ak] what he promised, and now here I stand,[al] having succeeded my father David to sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built the Temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 11 I have placed in it the ark in which the covenant that the Lord made with the Israelis is stored.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(D)

12 Then Solomon[am] took his place in front of the Lord’s altar in the presence of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands. 13 Solomon had a bronze platform constructed five cubits[an] square and three cubits[ao] high. He had it erected in the middle of the courtyard, and stood on it. Then he knelt down on his knees in front of the entire congregation of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, 14 and said:

“Lord God of Israel, there is no one like you, God of heaven and earth, who watches over[ap] his covenant, showing gracious love to your servants who live their lives in your presence[aq] with all their hearts. 15 It is you, Lord God,[ar] who has kept your promise to my father, your servant David, that you made to him. Indeed, you made a commitment[as] to my father David and then personally fulfilled[at] what you had promised today.

16 “Now therefore, Lord God of Israel, keep your promise that you made[au] to my father, your servant David, when you said, ‘You are to not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel,[av] if only your descendants will watch their lives,[aw] to live according to my Law, just as you have lived[ax] in my presence.’[ay]

17 “Now therefore, Lord God of Israel, may your promise that you made[az] to your servant David be fulfilled… 18 and yet, will God truly reside on earth with human beings? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built! 19 Pay attention to the prayer of your servant and to his request, Lord my God, and listen to the cry and prayer that your servant is praying in your presence. 20 Let your eyes always look toward this Temple day and night, toward the location where you have said you would place your name. Listen to the prayer that your servant prays in this direction.[ba] 21 Listen to the requests from your servant and from your people Israel as they pray in this direction,[bb] and listen from the place where you reside—from heaven!—then hear and forgive.

22 “If a man sins against his neighbor and he is required to take an oath, and he then comes to take an oath in front of your altar in this Temple, 23 then listen from heaven, act, and judge your servants, recompensing the wicked by bringing back to him the consequences of his choices[bc] and by justifying the righteous by recompensing him according to his righteousness.

24 “If your people Israel are defeated in a battle with[bd] their enemy because they have sinned against you, when they return to you[be] and confess to you,[bf] pray, and in this Temple they ask you to show grace to them, 25 then hear from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and return them to the soil[bg] that you gave to them and to their ancestors.

26 “When the skies remain closed, and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, and they pray in the direction of this place, confessing your name and turning from their sin when you afflict them,[bh] 27 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel. Indeed, teach them the best way to live and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as an inheritance.

28 “If a famine comes to the land, or if there comes plant diseases, mildew, locusts, or grasshoppers,[bi] or if their enemies attack them in their settlements of the land, no matter what the epidemic or illness is, 29 whatever prayer or request is made, no matter whether it’s made by a single man or by all of your people Israel, each praying out of his own illness and anguish and stretching out their hands toward this Temple, 30 then hear from heaven, the place where you reside, and forgive, repaying each person according to all of his ways, since you know their hearts—for you alone know the hearts of human beings— 31 so they will fear you and live life[bj] your way as long as they live in the land that you have given to our ancestors.

32 “Now concerning the foreigner who is not from your people Israel, when he comes from a land far away for the sake of your great name, your mighty acts,[bk] and your obvious power,[bl] when they come and pray in the direction of this Temple, 33 then hear from heaven where you reside, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the people of the earth may know your name, fear you as do your people Israel, and so they may know that this Temple that I have built is called by your name.

34 “When your people go out to war against their enemies, no matter what way you send them, and they pray to you in the direction of this city that you have chosen and in the direction of the Temple that I have built for your name, 35 then hear their prayer and their request from heaven, and fight for their cause.

36 “When they sin against you—because there isn’t a single human being who doesn’t sin—and you become angry with them and deliver them over to their enemy, who takes them away captive to a land that’s near or far away, 37 if they turn their hearts back to you[bm] in the land where they have been taken captive, repent, and pray to you—even if they do so in the land where they have been taken captive—confessing, ‘We have sinned, we have committed abominations, and practiced wickedness,’ 38 if they return to you with all of their heart and with all of their soul in the land where they have been taken captive, as they pray in the direction of their land that you have given to their ancestors and to the city that you have chosen, and to the Temple that I have built for your name, 39 then hear their prayer and requests from heaven, where you reside, and fight for their cause, forgiving your people who have sinned against you.

40 “And now, my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers that are uttered in[bn] this place.

41 “And now may the Lord God arise, to your place of rest, you, and the ark of your power! Let your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and cause your godly ones to find their joy in what is good.

42 “Lord God, do not turn your face away from your anointed one.[bo] Remember your gracious love to your servant David.”

The Glory of God Fills the Temple(E)

7 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire descended from heaven and burned up the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple. 2 The priests could not enter into the Temple because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s Temple. 3 When all of the Israelis saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord resting[bp] on the Temple, they bowed down with their faces[bq] to the ground on the pavement, worshipped, and gave thanks to the Lord,

“Because he is good;
    because his gracious love is eternal.”

4 Then the king and all the people kept on offering sacrifices in the presence of the Lord. 5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep, which is how[br] the king and all of the people dedicated God’s Temple. 6 The priests stood in waiting at their assigned places, along with the descendants of Levi who carried musical instruments used in service to the Lord that King David had made for giving thanks to the Lord—because his gracious love is eternal—whenever David, accompanied by priests[bs] sounding trumpets, offered praises while all of Israel stood in the assembly.[bt]

7 Solomon also dedicated the middle of the court in front of the Lord’s Temple by offering there burnt offerings and fat from peace offerings because the bronze altar that Solomon had made could not contain the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and fat portion offerings. 8 At that time Solomon also held a week-long festival attended by all of Israel. The assembly was very large, and included people from as far away as Lebo-hamath[bu] to the Wadi[bv] of Egypt.[bw] 9 On the day after the festival ended,[bx] they convened a solemn assembly, because they had been dedicating the altar for seven days and observing the festival for seven days. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, King Solomon[by] sent the people back home,[bz] and they returned[ca] rejoicing and in good spirits because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David, to Solomon, and to his people Israel. 11 And so Solomon completed the Lord’s Temple, bringing to completion everything that he had planned on doing for the Lord’s Temple and for his own palace.

God Appears to Solomon(F)

12 Later, the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night and told him:

“I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for a sacrificial temple to me. 13 Whenever I close the skies so there is no rain, or whenever I command locusts to lay waste to the land, or whenever I send epidemics among my people, 14 when my people humble themselves—the ones who are called by my name—and pray, seek me,[cb] and turn away from their evil practices, I myself will listen from heaven, I will pardon their sins, and I will restore their land.

15 “Now therefore my eyes will remain open and my ears will remain listening to the prayers that are offered in this place. 16 Furthermore, I have chosen and have set apart for myself[cc] this Temple, intending my name to reside there forever. My eyes and my heart will reside there every day. 17 Now as for you, if you commune with me like your father did, doing everything that I have commanded you, including obeying my statutes and my legal decisions, 18 then I will make your royal throne secure, just as I agreed to do for your father David when I said, ‘You are to not lack a man to rule over Israel.’[cd]

19 “But if you[ce] turn away and abandon my statutes and my commands that I have given you, and if you[cf] walk away to serve other gods and worship them, 20 then I will tear them up by the roots from the ground that I had given them! And as for this Temple that I have set apart for my name, I will throw it out of my sight and make it the butt of jokes[cg] and a means of ridicule among people worldwide!

21 “Furthermore, even though this Temple seems so exalted, everyone who passes by it will be so astounded that they will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and to this Temple?’ 22 They will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors, who brought them from the land of Egypt, adopted other gods, worshipped them, and served them, therefore the Lord[ch] has brought all of this disaster on them.’”

Solomon’s Accomplishments(G)

8 It took Solomon 20 years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own palace. 2 During this time, he also rebuilt the towns that Hiram had restored to him, and he settled Israelis in them. 3 After this, Solomon traveled to Hamath-zobah and captured it. 4 Then he rebuilt Tadmor in the desert, along with supply centers[ci] that he had built in Hamath. 5 He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing[cj] walls, gates, and bars, 6 and he rebuilt Baalath and its supply centers[ck] that belonged to Solomon, along with all the cities that he utilized to garrison his chariots and cavalry forces. Solomon was pleased also to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in every territory[cl] that he controlled.

Conscripted Laborers

7 All of the survivors who remained living in the land but who were not Israelis (including Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) 8 were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not eliminated. Solomon put them to work as conscripted laborers, which they continue to do[cm] to this day. 9 However, Solomon never made conscripted laborers from among the Israelis, but they did serve as his army, as his chief captains, and as commanders in charge of his chariots and cavalry. 10 King Solomon appointed 250 chief officers to command his army.[cn] 11 Later, Solomon moved Pharaoh’s daughter from the City of David to the palace that he had constructed to house her, because he reasoned, “My wife isn’t going to live in the palace where King David of Israel lived, because wherever the ark of the Lord entered is holy.”

12 Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar that he had built in front of the porch of the Temple,[co] 13 acting[cp] in compliance with the daily rule by offering them in conformity to commands issued by Moses for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three annual festivals (the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Tents). 14 Following proscriptions laid down by his father David, Solomon[cq] appointed divisions of priests for their service as well as descendants of Levi for duties of praise and ministry before the priests consistent with the daily rules. Furthermore, because David, the man of God, had commanded it, Solomon[cr] also appointed gatekeepers to serve by divisions at every gate of the Temple.[cs] 15 They scrupulously adhered to[ct] the orders issued by the king to the priests and descendants of Levi in everything, including matters pertaining to operation of[cu] the treasuries.

Work on the Temple is Completed

16 And so Solomon completed all of the work, from the day that the foundation stone of the Lord’s Temple was laid[cv] until the Lord’s Temple was completely finished. 17 After this, Solomon visited Ezion-geber and Elath at the seashore in the land of Edom. 18 Hiram sent Solomon[cw] ships and servants who were expert mariners, and they sailed with Solomon’s servants to Ophir,[cx] where they brought back 450 talents[cy] of gold for Solomon.

The Queen of Sheba Visits Jerusalem(H)

9 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s reputation, she traveled to Jerusalem and tested him[cz] with difficult questions. She brought along a large retinue, camels laden with spices, and lots of gold and precious stones. Upon her arrival, she spoke with Solomon about everything that was on her mind.[da] 2 Solomon answered all of her questions. Because nothing was hidden from Solomon, he hid nothing from her. 3 When the queen of Sheba had seen Solomon’s wisdom for herself, the palace that he had built, 4 the food set at his table, his servants who waited on him, his ministers in attendance and how they were dressed, his personal staff[db] and how they were dressed, and even his personal stairway by which he went up to the Lord’s Temple, she was breathless!

5 “Everything I heard about your wisdom and what you have to say is true!” she gasped, 6 “but I didn’t believe it at first! But then I came here and I’ve seen it for myself! It’s amazing! I wasn’t told half of what’s really great about your wisdom. You’re far better in person than what the reports have said about you! 7 How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees,[dc] who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom! 8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who is delighted with you! He set you in place on his throne to be king for the Lord your God. He made you king over them so you could carry out justice and implement righteousness, because your God loves Israel and intends to establish them[dd] forever.”

9 Then she gave the king 120 talents[de] of gold, a vast quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices comparable to those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 10 Hiram’s servants and Solomon’s servants, who brought gold from Ophir,[df] also presented algum wood[dg] and other precious stones. 11 The king used the algum wood[dh] to have steps made for the Lord’s Temple and for the royal palace, as well as lyres and harps for the choir,[di] and nothing like that wood[dj] had been seen before in the territory of Judah. 12 In return, King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted and requested in addition to what she had brought for the king. Afterward, she returned to her own land, accompanied by her servants.

Solomon’s Wealth(I)

13 Solomon received in any given year about 666 talents[dk] of gold, 14 not including revenue from traders and merchants. In addition, all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the nation brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces,[dl] 16 and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces.[dm] The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest. 17 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 Six steps led up to the throne. A golden footstool was attached to the throne, which had armrests on each side of the seat and two lions standing on either side of each armrest. 19 Twelve lions were placed on both sides of the six steps leading to the throne,[dn] and nothing comparable was made for any other[do] kingdom. 20 All of King Solomon’s drinking vessels were made of[dp] gold, and all the vessels in his palace in the Lebanon forest were made of[dq] pure gold. Silver was never considered to be valuable during the lifetime of Solomon, 21 because the king had ships that sailed to Tarshish accompanied by Hiram’s servants. Once every three years ships from Tarshish returned, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 As a result, King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in regards to wealth and wisdom. 23 All the kings of the earth continued to seek audiences with Solomon so they could hear the wise things that God had put in his heart. 24 Everyone kept on bringing gifts on an annual basis, including items made of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules. 25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, along with 12,000 cavalry soldiers. He stationed them in various chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26 King Solomon[dr] ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates[ds] River west[dt] to the land of the Philistines and as far south as the boundary with Egypt.

27 The king made silver as common as[du] stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore trees in the Shephelah.[dv] 28 They also kept bringing horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all of the surrounding[dw] countries.

The Death of Solomon(J)

29 Now the rest of Solomon’s accomplishments, from first to last, are written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer pertaining to Nebat’s son Jeroboam, are they not? 30 Solomon reigned for 40 years in Jerusalem over all of Israel. 31 Then Solomon died, as had[dx] his ancestors, and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:1 Lit. Then he
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:1 Or brass
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:1 I.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  4. 2 Chronicles 4:1 I.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  5. 2 Chronicles 4:1 I.e. about 15 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  6. 2 Chronicles 4:2 I.e. about 15 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  7. 2 Chronicles 4:2 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  8. 2 Chronicles 4:2 I.e. about 45 feet, perhaps its external circumference; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  9. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Or cattle; and so throughout the chapter
  10. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Lit. encircled it
  11. 2 Chronicles 4:3 The Heb. lacks oxen
  12. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Lit. each cubit
  13. 2 Chronicles 4:5 I.e. about three inches; a handbreadth was about one sixth of a cubit
  14. 2 Chronicles 4:5 I.e. about 18,000 gallons; Cf. 1King 7:26, where the volume is given at 2,000 baths
  15. 2 Chronicles 4:6 Lit. He
  16. 2 Chronicles 4:7 Lit. He
  17. 2 Chronicles 4:11 Lit. Huram; cf. v. 16 and 2Chr 2:13
  18. 2 Chronicles 4:14 Or he made the
  19. 2 Chronicles 4:20 Or burn at the entrance
  20. 2 Chronicles 5:3 The Heb. lacks of Tents
  21. 2 Chronicles 5:3 I.e. sometime during mid-September to mid-October
  22. 2 Chronicles 5:3 The Heb. lacks of the year
  23. 2 Chronicles 5:5 Lit. the Tent of Meeting
  24. 2 Chronicles 5:5 The Heb. lacks to the City of David
  25. 2 Chronicles 5:6 The Heb. lacks due to the number of sacrifices
  26. 2 Chronicles 5:8 Cf. Ex 25:13-15
  27. 2 Chronicles 5:10 The Heb. lacks while Israel was encamped
  28. 2 Chronicles 5:13 The Heb. lacks As they did this
  29. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Lit. He
  30. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Lit. who spoke by his mouth
  31. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Lit. and by his hand
  32. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Cf. 1Chr 17:5ff
  33. 2 Chronicles 6:5 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and management authority
  34. 2 Chronicles 6:8 Lit. since it was in your heart
  35. 2 Chronicles 6:8 Lit. because it was in your heart
  36. 2 Chronicles 6:9 Lit. will come from your loins
  37. 2 Chronicles 6:10 Lit. has caused to stand up
  38. 2 Chronicles 6:10 MT verb is a pun on the verb brought to fulfillment
  39. 2 Chronicles 6:12 Lit. he
  40. 2 Chronicles 6:13 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  41. 2 Chronicles 6:13 I.e. about four and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  42. 2 Chronicles 6:14 Or who keeps
  43. 2 Chronicles 6:14 Lit. who walk before you
  44. 2 Chronicles 6:15 The Heb. lacks It is you, Lord God
  45. 2 Chronicles 6:15 Lit. you spoke by your mouth
  46. 2 Chronicles 6:15 Lit. and by your hand full
  47. 2 Chronicles 6:16 Lit. spoke
  48. 2 Chronicles 6:16 Cf. 1King 2:4; 2Chr 7:18
  49. 2 Chronicles 6:16 Lit. ways
  50. 2 Chronicles 6:16 Lit. walked
  51. 2 Chronicles 6:16 Or have walked before me
  52. 2 Chronicles 6:17 Lit. spoke
  53. 2 Chronicles 6:20 Lit. prays toward this place
  54. 2 Chronicles 6:21 Lit. pray toward this place
  55. 2 Chronicles 6:23 Lit. by bringing his way upon his head
  56. 2 Chronicles 6:24 Lit. defeated before
  57. 2 Chronicles 6:24 The Heb. lacks to you
  58. 2 Chronicles 6:24 Lit. confess your name
  59. 2 Chronicles 6:25 Or land
  60. 2 Chronicles 6:26 So MT; LXX reads you bring them low
  61. 2 Chronicles 6:28 Or caterpillars
  62. 2 Chronicles 6:31 Lit. and walk in
  63. 2 Chronicles 6:32 Lit. hand
  64. 2 Chronicles 6:32 Lit. your outstretched arm
  65. 2 Chronicles 6:37 The Heb. lacks back to you
  66. 2 Chronicles 6:40 The Heb. lacks that are uttered in
  67. 2 Chronicles 6:42 Or your Messiah
  68. 2 Chronicles 7:3 The Heb. lacks resting
  69. 2 Chronicles 7:3 Lit. nostrils
  70. 2 Chronicles 7:5 The Heb. lacks which is how
  71. 2 Chronicles 7:6 Lit. David by their hand, that is, the priests,
  72. 2 Chronicles 7:6 The Heb. lacks in the assembly
  73. 2 Chronicles 7:8 I.e. the principal city of Syria to the north of Israel in the Orontes Valley.
  74. 2 Chronicles 7:8 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
  75. 2 Chronicles 7:8 Or Brook of Egypt; the southwestern-most border of Israel
  76. 2 Chronicles 7:9 Lit. On the eighth day
  77. 2 Chronicles 7:10 Lit. he
  78. 2 Chronicles 7:10 Lit. back to their tents
  79. 2 Chronicles 7:10 The Heb. lacks and they returned
  80. 2 Chronicles 7:14 Lit. seek my face
  81. 2 Chronicles 7:16 The Heb. lacks for myself
  82. 2 Chronicles 7:18 Cf. 1King 2:4; 2Chr 6:16
  83. 2 Chronicles 7:19 MT pronoun is pl.
  84. 2 Chronicles 7:19 MT pronoun is pl.
  85. 2 Chronicles 7:20 Lit. it an object of mockery
  86. 2 Chronicles 7:22 Lit. he
  87. 2 Chronicles 8:4 Lit. cities
  88. 2 Chronicles 8:5 The Heb. lacks installing
  89. 2 Chronicles 8:6 Lit. cities
  90. 2 Chronicles 8:6 Or land
  91. 2 Chronicles 8:8 The Heb. lacks which they continue to do
  92. 2 Chronicles 8:10 Or people
  93. 2 Chronicles 8:12 The Heb. lacks of the temple
  94. 2 Chronicles 8:13 The Heb. lacks acting
  95. 2 Chronicles 8:14 Lit. he
  96. 2 Chronicles 8:14 Lit. he
  97. 2 Chronicles 8:14 The Heb. lacks of the temple
  98. 2 Chronicles 8:15 Lit. They did not depart from
  99. 2 Chronicles 8:15 The Heb. lacks to operation of
  100. 2 Chronicles 8:16 The Heb. lacks was laid
  101. 2 Chronicles 8:18 Lit. him
  102. 2 Chronicles 8:18 Or to a source of fine gold; cf. 1Chr 29:4
  103. 2 Chronicles 8:18 I.e. about 33,750 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  104. 2 Chronicles 9:1 Lit. Solomon
  105. 2 Chronicles 9:1 Lit. heart
  106. 2 Chronicles 9:4 Lit. his cupbearers
  107. 2 Chronicles 9:7 Lit. servants
  108. 2 Chronicles 9:8 Lit. him; i.e. the nation personified as an individual
  109. 2 Chronicles 9:9 I.e. about 9,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  110. 2 Chronicles 9:10 Or from a source of fine gold; cf. 1Chr 29:4
  111. 2 Chronicles 9:10 Or presented Juniper trees
  112. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Or the Juniper trees
  113. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Lit. singers
  114. 2 Chronicles 9:11 The Heb. lacks wood
  115. 2 Chronicles 9:13 I.e. about 49,950 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  116. 2 Chronicles 9:15 MT does not identify the individual unit of measure
  117. 2 Chronicles 9:16 MT does not identify the individual unit of measure
  118. 2 Chronicles 9:19 The Heb. lacks leading to the throne
  119. 2 Chronicles 9:19 The Heb. lacks other
  120. 2 Chronicles 9:20 The Heb. lacks made of
  121. 2 Chronicles 9:20 The Heb. lacks made of
  122. 2 Chronicles 9:26 Lit. He
  123. 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Heb. lacks Euphrates
  124. 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Heb. lacks west
  125. 2 Chronicles 9:27 The Heb. lacks as common as
  126. 2 Chronicles 9:27 I.e. the verdant central lowlands of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  127. 2 Chronicles 9:28 The Heb. lacks surrounding
  128. 2 Chronicles 9:31 Lit. Solomon slept with; and so throughout the book
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