2 Chronicles 3:8 NKJV

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 3:8

8. the most holy house—It was a perfect cube (compare 1 Kings 6:20). overlaid it with . . . gold, amounting to six hundred talents—at £4 per ounce, equal to £3,600,000. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 3:1-9

2. The temple proper 3:1-9The mention of Mount Moriah as the site of the temple (2 Chronicles 3:1) recalls God’s provision of a substitute sacrifice for Isaac on that very spot (Genesis 22:2; Genesis 22:14). [Note: See Asher Kaufman, "Where the Ancient Temple of Jerusalem Stood," Biblical Archaeology Review 9:2 (March-April 1983):40-59.] The temple would later stand there, and the high priest would offer a substitute sacrifice for Israel on the Day of Atonement each year there.The glory of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 3:1-17

Particulars relating to the TempleThis and the following chapter abbreviate what is recorded in 1 Kings 6, 7.1. Moriah] Here the designation of the Temple hill, but in Genesis 22:2 of the ’land’ in which was situated the hill where Isaac was to be sacrificed. Where the Lord appeared unto] better ’which was shown unto,’ i.e. by the acceptance of the king’s sacrifice (1 Chronicles 21:28; 1 Chronicles 22:1).3. These are the things, etc.] RV ’these are the foundations which Solomon laid’: the v.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 3:8

(c) THE HOLY OF HOLIES, OR CHANCEL, WITH THE CHERUBIM AND THE VAIL (2 Chronicles 3:8-14).(8) The most holy house.—The chamber of the Holy of holies, or chancel, called also the oracle (Dĕbîr), 1 Kings 6:5. (So 2 Chronicles 3:10.)The length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits.—Its length before the breadth of the house was twenty cubits. (See Note on 2 Chronicles 3:4.)And the breadth thereof twenty cubits.—1 Kings 6:20 adds that the height also was twenty cubits, so... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 3:1-17

{e-Sword Note: 1 and 2 Chronicles were largely in topical format in the printed edition. When possible, this content has been divided by verse/chapter. Content that could not fit elsewhere was placed in the 1 and 2 Chronicles Book Comments for e-Sword.} read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 3:1-17

CHAPTER 3 The Building of the Temple 1. The place (2 Chronicles 3:1-2 ) 2. The dimensions (2 Chronicles 3:3 ) 3. The porch and holy place (2 Chronicles 3:4-7 ) 4. The most holy (2 Chron. 3:4-18) 5. The brazen pillars (2 Chronicles 3:15-17 ) First, the place is mentioned where the house of the LORD was built, “in Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:0 ), where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.” The building... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 3:1-17

THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (vv.1-17) We are reminded that the site of the temple was Mount Moriah, on property bought by David from Oman the Jebusite, where his threshing floor had been (v.1). For we must observe that the suffering of tribulation, as pictured in the threshing floor, must precede the joy of the establishing of God's house. Suffering must always come before glory (1 Peter 4:13). The date of beginning of building is carefully noted in verse 2, the second day of the second... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 3:1-17

SOLOMON ’S REIGN HIS PRAYER AND ITS ANSWER (2 Chronicles 1:1-3 ) With verses three and four compare 1 Chronicles 16:0 , and especially 1 Chronicles 16:37-40 . The tabernacle at Gibeon was the legal place for worship, but the threshing-floor on Matthew Moriah was chosen by David for the reason given (1 Chronicles 21:29 ). A comparison with the corresponding place in 1 Kings will show how this account is abbreviated as the matter was not necessary to the author’s purpose. HIS POWER AND... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Chronicles 3:1-17

2 Chronicles 3:1-17 . 1. Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father [rather, "which was shown to David his father"], in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Oman [or, Araunah. See 2 Samuel 24:18 ; 1Ch 21:18 ] the Jebusite. 2. And he began to build in the second day [omit "day;" many commentators would also omit "in the second." The verse would then run thus: "And he began to build in the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Chronicles 3:3-9

I have no doubt but that some interesting things are included in the dimensions, extent, and ornament. But all that we can speak of these things is, that as they were all belonging to a temple that was a type of Jesus, they were all suitably costly. Perhaps they represented the graces of his Person, and the gifts of his Spirit. But what ornaments of gold, or silver, or precious stones, are competent to resemble those! read more