"Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me."
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Compare Kings (marginal references).
Compare Kings (marginal references)....
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CHAPTER 6 SOLOMON'S ADDRESS AND DEDICATORY PRAYER
_ 1. Solomon's address to the congregation (2 Chronicles 6:1)_
2. Solomon's dedicatory prayer (2 Chronicles 6:12)
The report of Solomon's address is...
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2 Chronicles 5:2 to 2 Chronicles 7:10. THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
(see notes on 1 Kings 8). The chief points of difference between the
Chronicler's account and 1 Kings 8 are: (_a_) that in 2 Chronic...
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TO SIT. sitting.
YET SO. if only. Same condition as 2 Samuel 7:14. Conditional to
Solomon, but unconditional to David, as the Land was to Abraham
(Genesis 15). Therefore the throne must, and will yet...
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_yet so that_ R.V. IF ONLY.
_walk in my law_ In 1 Kings 8:25, _walk before me_. The Chronicler
characteristically introduces a reference to the Law of the Lord (the
_tôrah_). In Samuel and Kings neit...
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4. DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE (2 Chronicles 5:2 to 2 Chronicles 7:22)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 5:2. Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house
of Jehovah was finished. And Solomon brought in the th...
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_AND SAID, O LORD GOD OF ISRAEL, THERE IS NO GOD LIKE THEE IN THE
HEAVEN, NOR IN THE EARTH; WHICH KEEPEST COVENANT, AND SHEWEST MERCY
UNTO THY SERVANTS, THAT WALK BEFORE THEE WITH ALL THEIR HEARTS:_...
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SOLOMON'S PRAYER
The first 39 vv. of this chapter repeat 1 Kings 8:12, the conclusion
of the prayer, as given in 1 Kings 8:51, being omitted and three
additional vv. being substituted.
5. NEITHER CH...
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 6
SOLOMON BLESSES THE PEOPLE – 2 CHRONICLES 6:1-11
V1 Then Solomon spoke. ‘The...
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NOW THEREFORE. — _And now._ So in 2 Chronicles 6:17.
KEEP THAT WHICH THOU HAST PROMISED — _i.e.,_ Thy further promise.
See the fulfilment of the former promise, as described in 2 Chronicles
6:10, _su...
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וְ עַתָּ֞ה יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁ֠מֹר לְ עַבְדְּךָ֙
דָוִ֤יד אָבִי֙ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר
דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ לֹּו֙
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In the presence of the manifestation of glory the king pronounced a
blessing on the people which merged into, or took the form of, a
blessing offered to God, as he recounted the way of the divine
guid...
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I refer the Reader to the observations made on this prayer already in
the Commentary on the 1 Kings 8:1. And only by way of enforcing what
was there said, I would beseech the Reader, as he goeth over...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 7.
Thus Solomon having prayed, and entreated Jehovah that His eyes should
be open, and His ears attent to the prayers that should be offered to
Him...
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2 Chronicles 5:1....
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1 Solomon hauing blessed the people, blesseth God.
12 Solomons prayer in the consecration of the Temple, vpon the brasen
scaffold.
1 THEN [NOTE: 1 Kings 8:12, etc.] said Solomon, The LORD hath said...
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Solomon's Dedicatory Prayer...
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SOLOMON SPEAKS TO GOD AND TO THE PEOPLE
(vv.1-11)
Solomon began his inauguration address by first speaking to the Lord,
reminding Him that He had said He would dwell in the dark cloud and
that he ...
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NOT FAIL THEE A MAN:
_ Heb._ there shall not be a man cut off...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Chronicles 6:16 LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 keep H8104 (H8798)
promised H1696 (H8765) servant H5650 David H1732 father H1 saying H559
(H8800) fail H3772 (H8735) man H376 sit H3427 (H8802) befor...
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CONTENTS: Solomon's sermon and prayer.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Those who set God before them and walk before Him with all
their hearts, will find Him as good as His word and better. He...
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2 Chronicles 6:41. _Thy saints._ וחסידיךְ _vakesidéka,_ thy
merciful ones. Our Saviour describes the saints as showing mercy.
Matthew 5:7. The Lord will show mercy to them again, and cause them to
rej...
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 6:1 The account of Solomon’s
prayer of dedication is very similar to the parallel account in 1
Kings 8:12, except that the Chronicler focuses on the Davidic covenant...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] Close parallelism of this chapter and 1 Kings 8:12; 2
Chronicles 6:13 only important variation.
_2 Chronicles 6:1 (cf._ Leviticus 16:1), _darkness_, not cloud, but of
holy of holies,...
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EXPOSITION
The first thirty-nine verses of this chapter (less the thirteenth)
correspond very closely with the thirty-eight verses of the parallel
that run 1 Kings 8:12-11. For once also the two plac...
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Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick
darkness (2 Chronicles 6:1).
Now Solomon, at this point, preached the sermon to the people. All of
Israel, you remember, all the...
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1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 6:12; 2 Chronicles 7:18; 2 Samuel 7:12; Ezekiel
36:37; John 15:14; John 15:15; Psalms 119:1; Psalms 132:12; Psalms 26: