Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
2 Chronicles 6:9
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Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references)....
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...
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...
_thou shalt not build_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 22:8, note....
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 thi
_BUT I HAVE BUILT AN HOUSE OF HABITATION FOR THEE, AND A PLACE FOR THY DWELLING FOR EVER._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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 CHO...
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 Sol
NOTWITHSTANDING THOU SHALT NOT BUILD. — _Only thou, thou shalt not build;_ with stress on the pronoun. BUT THY SON. — Heb., _for thy son;_ so LXX.; Kings, “but;” and so some MSS. and the Syriac, Vulg...
רַ֣ק אַתָּ֔ה לֹ֥א תִבְנֶ֖ה הַ בָּ֑יִת כִּ֤י
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...
Observe, Solomon first turns to the people, as if by an enumeration of the divine mercies he aimed to raise their souls into an holy flame of devotion, before that he fell upon his knees to present hi...
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...
2 Chronicles 5:1....
_Thy son, he shall build the house_, &c. Thus one sows and another reaps: and one age begins that which the next brings to perfection. And let not the wisest of men think it any disparagement to them...
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...
Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house, but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for My name, 1 Chronicles 17:4....
Solomon's Dedicatory Address...
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 ...
2 Chronicles 6:9 Nevertheless H7535 build H1129 (H8799) temple H1004 son H1121 come H3318 (H8802) body H2504
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...
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...
_And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath with His hands fulfilled that which He spake._ THE PERFORMANCE OF GOD’S PROMISE I. That God deals with His people in all ages by way of prom...
_Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel._ DAVID’S INTENTION TO BUILD THE TEMPLE I. Man’s purposes are sometimes greater than his power. L...
_Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that He would dwell in the thick darkness._ GOD DWELLING IN DARKNESS His dwelling in darkness has a symbolical meaning. It tells us of the darkness in which Div...
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 co
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 6:3 God has fulfilled his promise to David (see 1 Chronicles 17:23)....
CRITICAL NOTES.] Close parallelism of this chapter and 1 Kings 8:12; 2 Chronicles 6:13 only important variation. _2 Chronicles 6:1 (cf._...
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 place...
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...
1 Chronicles 17:11; 1 Chronicles 17:12; 1 Chronicles 17:4; 2 Samuel 7:12;...
But thy son, &c. — Thus one sows, and another reaps. And let not the wisest of men, think it any disparagement to pursue the good designs which those that went before them had laid....