2 Chronicles 2:8

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-10

A great project: the building of a temple. I. THE PROJECT CONCEIVED . ( 2 Chronicles 2:1 .) A project: 1 . Not new, but old. Not taken up by Solomon for the first time, but one his father David had years before meditated, though not permitted to execute it, because he had been "a man of war, and had shed blood '( 1 Chronicles 28:3 ). 2 . Not self-devised, but delegated, Not assumed out of vanity or from purely political motives, but handed down to him in circumstances... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

This chapter, in a homiletic point of view, invites attention to Those methods (or some of them) of religious enterprise which go to ensure success and to issue in real usefulness. For we may notice here— I. THE REPEATED RECORD , ON THE PART OF SOLOMON , OF HIS RESOLUTION OR DETERMINATION . "Solomon determined." The enterprise "of building a house to the Name of the Lord" had been set before him. He knew it had been in his father's mind. He had heard it in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:2-10

Human labour. Concerning the work in which we are engaged as men of action and production, we have here four suggestions. I. THE AMPLITUDE OF MATERIAL WITH WHICH GOD HAS SUPPLIED US . We have mention made ( 2 Chronicles 2:7 ) of different metals—gold, silver, brass, iron; and this enumeration is far from being exhaustive. We have reference ( 2 Chronicles 2:8 ) to different trees; and these are only a reminder of all the kinds of timber to be had in the forests... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:8

Algum trees, out of Lebanon . These trees are called algum in the three passages of Chronicles in which the tree is mentioned, viz. here and 2 Chronicles 9:10 , 2 Chronicles 9:11 , but in the three passages of Kings, almug, viz. 1 Kings 10:11 , 1 Kings 10:12 bis. As we read in 1 Kings 10:11 ; 2 Chronicles 9:10 , 2 Chronicles 9:11 , that they were exports from Ophir, we are arrested by the expression, "out of Lebanon," here. If they were accessible in Lebanon, it is not on... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Construction of the temple (2:1-7:22)With the help of King Hiram of Tyre, Solomon prepared materials and arranged a workforce to build the planned temple (2:1-18; see notes on 1 Kings 5:1-18). Construction went on for seven years, until the temple, its furniture, its courtyard, and all other articles and decorations connected with it were completed according to plan (3:1-5:1; see notes on 1 Kings 6:1-7:51). The temple was then dedicated to God (5:2-7:22; see notes on 1 Kings 8:1-9:9). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 2:8

fir = cypress. algum. See note on 1 Kings 10:11 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:8

8. Send me . . . cedar trees, c.—The cedar and cypress were valued as being both rare and durable the algum or almug trees (likewise a foreign wood), though not found on Lebanon, are mentioned as being procured through Huram (see on :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

1. Preparations for building the temple ch. 2Though he gave some attention to the materials Solomon used in the temple, the writer’s primary interest was the communications between Solomon and Hiram (Huram). Solomon’s letter to Hiram (2 Chronicles 2:3-10) reveals that he had a sincere desire to glorify God. He did not regard building the temple as a duty David had imposed on him. Furthermore, his conception of Yahweh was appropriate and realistic (2 Chronicles 2:5). Hiram’s reply (2 Chronicles... read more

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