2 Chronicles 2:1-5:11 NIV

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

2 Chronicles 2:1-10 . 1. And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord [the "name of God" in Scripture is nearly equivalent to the presence of God. God is in his name; and what is done to or for his name is done to him], and an house for his kingdom. 2. And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 3. ¶ And Solomon sent to Hiram the king of Tyre,... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1

CONTENTS This Chapter represents Solomon as beginning the work of the temple. He numbers the men for the service: sends to Huram for materials; Hiram's kind answer. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-2

The account here given, is so very similar to what we read 1 Kings 5:0 that once for all I refer the Reader to it. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1

Himself, worthy of his great empire. He deemed that which David had built too mean, though that pious king had been ashamed to dwell in such a magnificent palace, while the ark of God was under skins, 2 Kings vii. 2. (Calmet) read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Chronicles 2:1-10

Solomon's Message to Huram v. 1. And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, he made arrangements to carry out the last wishes of his father, and an house for his kingdom, a royal palace to display all his wealth and power. v. 2. Arid Solomon told out, raised by conscription, threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, in the actual erection of the Temple, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, in preparing the stones and the lumber, and three thousand... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

2 Chronicles 2:1.And Solomon told out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.2And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst with David my father, and sentest him cedars to build him a house to dwell 3in, so do also with me. Behold, I build a house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to Him, to offer sweet incense before Him, and the shewbread continually, and the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

The king's devotion to the highest work of his life was, however, unhindered, and the second chapter gives us the story of how he commenced his preparations for doing that work by new commercial treaties with his father's old friend Huram. This was an alliance of a totally different nature. Huram recognized the truth about Israel, that it was a God-governed people, and in responding to Solomon's message plainly declared this to be the case. In Solomon's friendship for his father's friend there... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

2 Chronicles 2:1-Job : . Preparations for the Building of the Temple (see notes on 1 Kings 5:5-Job :).— Though the general narrative in the parallel passages is the same, the Chronicler’ s account varies in detail sufficiently from that in 1 K. to suggest the probability that the Chronicler used a different source. 2 Chronicles 2:14 . of the daughters of Dan: in 1 Kings 7:14 “ of the tribe of Naphthali” ; a number of other variations of this kind bears out what has just been said as to the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:1

i.e. A royal palace for himself and his successors. This whole chapter, for the substance of it, is contained in 1 Kings 5:0, and in the notes there it is explained, and the seeming differences reconciled. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter corresponds with 1 Kings 5:0. It comprises preparations for building the temple (2 Chronicles 2:1-2); Solomon’s message to Huram (2 Chronicles 2:3-10); Huram’s reply (2 Chronicles 2:11-16); and the census of the strangers (2 Chronicles 2:17-18).2 Chronicles 2:1-2.—Preparations for building. Determined, i.e., commanded, gave orders to build. Name (1 Chronicles 22:10; cf. 1 Kings 5:5). Kingdom, royal palace. 2 Chronicles 2:2. The substance of this verse given in 2... read more