Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Chronicles 6:1-42
2. Solomon praises the Lord on his Entrance into the new Temple: 2 Chronicles 6:1-112 Chronicles 6:1.Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that He would dwell in darkness. 2And I, even I, have built a house of abiding for Thee, and a place for Thy dwelling for ever.3And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 4And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath spoken with His mouth to David my father, and by His... read more
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Chronicles 6:12-42
Solomon's Dedicatory Prayer v. 12. And he stood before the altar of the Lord, facing the altar of burnt offerings, in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands, in a gesture of entreaty; v. 13. for Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, a pulpitlike platform, of five cubits long and five cubits broad and three cubits high (approximately nine by nine by five feet), and had set it in the midst of the court; and upon it he stood, visible to the entire multitude, ... read more