2 Chronicles 1:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:1-12

Here is, I. Solomon's great prosperity, 2 Chron. 1:1. Though he had a contested title, yet, God being with him, he was strengthened in his kingdom; his heart and hands were strengthened, and his interest in the people. God's presence will be our strength. II. His great piety and devotion. His father was a prophet, a psalmist, and kept mostly to the ark; but Solomon, having read much in his Bible concerning the tabernacle which Moses built and the altars there, paid more respect to them than,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:5

Moreover, the brasen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made ,.... According to the pattern given by Moses, at the direction of God, Exodus 38:1 , he put before the tabernacle of the congregation ; either David, or rather Solomon; though it seems best to read the words as in the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, "and there it was before the tabernacle"; for it was always there: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it ; to sacrifice unto it; or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 1:5

Sought unto it - Went to seek the Lord there. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:1-6

The beginning of a reign. I. THE KING 'S PERSON MAGNIFIED . 1 . The owner of an auspicious name—Solomon, "Peace," equivalent to Friederich or Frederick Perhaps 2 . The son of a distinguished father—David. Originally a Bethlehem shepherd-lad ( 1 Samuel 16:1 ), Jesse's youngest son climbed the giddy heights of fame with marvellous celerity and success, becoming in swift succession a brilliant warrior, a skilful harper, an agreeable courtier, a popular leader, a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:1-17

Each highest need of life offers to turn into the first accepted and best rewarded prayer of life. This chapter of seventeen verses might remind us of a picture and its mount and frame, a precious stone and its setting. In this sense it is a unity. The first six verses are used just to prepare us for the contents of the six that follow; and the last five summarily assure us that the fulfilment did not fall short of, nor halt long behind, promise. The now sole reign of Solomon, begun with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:2-13

1 Kings 3:4-15 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:3-5

The ark and the altar; obedience and sacrifice. How came it to pass that the ark was in one place, and the tabernacle and the brazen altar in another? How did it happen that the ark was in Jerusalem, and the altar of sacrifice at Gibeon? Surely they should have been together. So it was originally ordained; so it was at the beginning; and that was the final disposition. There was something irregular and not according to the commandment in the arrangement described in the text. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:5

The brazen altar . This statement is introduced to lay stress on the fact that, though the ark indeed was not with the tabernacle, the brazen altar of burnt offering assuredly was there, this constituting the place, the proper spot, for sacrifice and worship. (For the account of the brazen altar and its making, see Exodus 27:1-8 ; Exodus 38:1-7 ; also Numbers 16:38 , Numbers 16:39 .) This altar of burnt offering is often spoken of as the altar, to distinguish it from the altar of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 1:2-6

The narrative here corresponds with 1 Kings 3:4; but is very much fuller. We learn from the present passage:(1) that Solomon’s sacrifice at Gibeon was a great public festivity, to which he collected vast numbers of the people;(2) that it was made upon the brass altar of Bezaleel, which(3) stood before the tabernacle; and(4) that Solomon’s vision was on the night of his sacrifice. Consult the marginal references2 Chronicles 1:5Sought unto it - i. e., “frequented it” - “were in the habit of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 1:5

2 Chronicles 1:5. The brazen altar he put before the tabernacle, &c. He continued it there, and did not remove it, as he did the ark, from the tabernacle. Solomon and the congregation sought unto it Sought the Lord and his favour by hearty prayers and sacrifices in the place which God had appointed for that work, Leviticus 17:3-4. read more

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