2 Chronicles 8:1
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house, Ver. 1. _At the end of twenty years._] See 1 Kings 9:19 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house, Ver. 1. _At the end of twenty years._] See 1 Kings 9:19 .... [ Continue Reading ]
That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. Ver. 2. _Which Huram had restored._] Out of dislike of them. 1Ki 9:12 Or, Which Huram had given to Solomon, that by exchange of courtesies their love might increase.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it. Ver. 3. _And prevailed against it._] King James, when he first entered England at Berwick, himself gave fire to, and shot off a piece of ordinance, in which cannon he might seem to have discharged war out of England; so did Solomon out of I... [ Continue Reading ]
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. Ver. 4. _And he built Tadmor, &c._] See 1 Kings 9:18,19 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; Ver. 5. _Fenced cities._] To prevent and frighten an enemy.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. Ver. 6. _And in Lebanon._] In the forest of Lebanon, where he had his... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Chronicles 8:8 [But] of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day. Ver. 8. _Them did Solomon make to pay tribute._] Not for a toleration of their heathenish superstitions - as our William Ruf... [ Continue Reading ]
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they [were] men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen. Ver. 9. _But of the children of Israel._] See 1 Kings 9:22 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And these [were] the chief of king Solomon's officers, [even] two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people. Ver. 10. See on 1 Kings 9:23 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because [the places are] holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. Ver. 11. _For he said, My wife shall n... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, Ver. 12. _Then Solomon offered._] These sacrifices were their sacraments, visible words directing them to Christ.... [ Continue Reading ]
Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, [even] in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. Ver. 13. _Three times i... [ Continue Reading ]
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God... [ Continue Reading ]
Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. [So] the house of the LORD was perfected. Ver. 16. _So the house of God was perfected._] See 1 Kings 9:25 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. Ver. 17. _To Eziongeber._] A haven of the Red Sea, called by Josephus Berenice, by Jerome Essia; Eloth is also called Elath, Deu 2:8 and at this day Elana, _unde sinus Elaniticus._ Four hundred and fifty talents.]... [ Continue Reading ]