2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-10

Solomon's wisdom was given him, not merely for speculation, to entertain himself (though it is indeed a princely entertainment), nor merely for conversation, to entertain his friends, but for action; and therefore to action he immediately applies himself. Observe, I. His resolution within himself concerning his business (2 Chron. 2:1): He determined to build, in the first place, a house for the name of the Lord. It is fit that he who is the first should be served?first a temple and then a... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:11-18

Here we have, I. The return which Huram made to Solomon's embassy, in which he shows a great respect for Solomon and a readiness to serve him. Meaner people may learn of these great ones to be neighbourly and complaisant. 1. He congratulates Israel on having such a king as Solomon was (2 Chron. 2:11): Because the Lord loved his people, he has made thee king. Note, A wise and good government is a great blessing to a people, and may well be accounted a singular token of God's favour. He does not... read more

John Gill

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

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord ,.... For the worship and service of God, and for his honour and glory, being directed, enjoined, and encouraged to it by his father David: and an house for his kingdom ; for a royal palace for him, and his successors, first the one, and then the other; and in this order they were built. read more

John Gill

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

And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men ,.... Of whom, and the difference of the last number in this text from 1 Kings 5:15 , see the notes there. See Gill on 1 Kings 5:15 . See Gill on 1 Kings 5:16 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:3

And Solomon sent to Huram king of Tyre ,.... The same with Hiram, 1 Kings 5:1 and from whence it appears, that Huram first sent a letter to Solomon to congratulate him on his accession to the throne, which is not taken notice of here: as thou didst deal with my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein ; see 1 Chronicles 14:1 , even so deal with me; which words are a supplement. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:4

Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God ,.... Am about to do it, and determined upon it, see 2 Chronicles 2:1 , to dedicate it to him ; to set it apart for sacred service to him: and to burn before him sweet incense ; on the altar of incense: and for the continual shewbread ; the loaves of shewbread, which were continually on the shewbread table; which, and the altar of incense, both were set in the holy place in the tabernacle, and so to be in the temple: ... read more

John Gill

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

And the house which I build is great ,.... Not so very large, though that, with all apartments and courts belonging to it, he intended to build, was so; but because magnificent in its structure and decorations: for great is our God above all gods ; and therefore ought to have a temple to exceed all others, as the temple at Jerusalem did. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:6

But who is able to build him an house ,.... Suitable to the greatness of his majesty, especially as he dwells not in temples made with hands: seeing the heaven, and heaven of heavens, cannot contain him ? see 1 Kings 8:27 , who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him ? since God was an immense and infinite Being, be would have Hiram to understand that he had no thought of building an house, in which he could be circumscribed and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:7

Send now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron ,.... There being many things relating to the temple about to be built, and vessels to be put into it, which were to be made of those metals: and in purple, and crimson, and blue ; used in making the vails for it, hung up in different places: and that can skill to grave ; in wood or stone: with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David did provide ; see ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:8

Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon ,.... Of the two first of these, and which Hiram sent, see 1 Kings 5:10 . The algum trees are the same with the almug trees, 1 Kings 10:11 by a transposition of letters; these could not be coral, as some Jewish writers think, which grows in the sea, for these were in Lebanon; nor Brazil, as Kimchi, so called from a place of this name, which at this time was not known; though there were trees of almug afterwards brought... read more

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