John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:1
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years ,.... See Gill on 1 Kings 9:10 . read more
2 Chronicles 8:1
John Gill
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 8:1
At the end of twenty years - He employed seven years and a half in building the temple, and twelve and a half, or thirteen, in building his own house. - Compare this with 1 Kings 7:1 . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:1
(parallel, 1 Kings 9:10 ).—Tw e nty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house. The description is intended to be, what it is, chronologically exact. Four years of Solomon had passed when he began the Lord's house, seven were spent in building it, thirteen in finishing and furnishing it, and in building, finishing, and furnishing the king's house—in all twenty-four years. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:1-6
Wise work. David had done excellent work for his country by uniting all the tribes of Israel in a strong band of attachment to himself, and thus to one another; also in defeating and subjecting the neighbouring powers, and thus giving peace and tranquillity to the nation. Solomon, coming after him, seconded and sustained him, not by acting on the same lines, but by "a new departure." We very often show the truest regard to those who have been before us by illustrating their spirit in a... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:1-6
Solomon's building operations. I. PALACE - BUILDING . Like Seti I Rameses II ; and other Pharaohs (Brugsch, 'Egypt,' etc; 2 Chronicles 2:14 ), like Uruk, Kham-murabi, and other early Chaldean kings ('Records of the Past,' 1.8; 3.9), like ancient Oriental monarchs generally, Solomon was a great builder. The first twenty years of his reign were occupied in erecting "palaces," or royal residences. 1 . A house for Jehovah , the King of kings, i.e. the temple on Moriah, which... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:1-18
The formative influence of the Church. In the exceeding abundance of suggestion of homiletic matter that characterizes Scripture, and even its historic books, there is naturally so much the less temptation to strain its sacred contents (which at all times serve their own purposes) by laying them under forced contributions to this particular service. It may be, therefore, perhaps best to say at once that this chapter does not proffer anything specially suitable for homiletics proper. None... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 8:1
Compare the references to 1 Kings. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 8:1-18
A.M. 3012. B.C. 992. Solomon’s buildings, 2 Chronicles 8:1-6 . His workmen and officers, 2 Chronicles 8:7-10 . He settles his wife, 2 Chronicles 8:11 . Fixes the method of the temple-service, 2 Chronicles 8:12-16 . His trade, 2 Chronicles 8:17 , 2 Chronicles 8:18 . 2 Chronicles 8:2. The cities which Huram had restored Which Solomon gave to Hiram, but which, not being pleased with them, he restored to him again, 1 Kings 9:12. Solomon built them That is, rebuilt them, and placed his... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:1-11
This we had 1 Kgs. 9:10-24, and therefore shall only observe here, I. Though Solomon was a man of great learning and knowledge, yet he spent his days, not in contemplation, but in action, not in his study, but in his country, in building cities and fortifying them, in a time of peace preparing for a time of war, which is as much a man's business as it is in summer to provide food for winter. II. As he was a man of business himself, and did not consult his own ease, so he employed a great many... read more