2 Chronicles 2:2

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

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

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Chapter 2Now Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom. And Solomon told out [or counted out] seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men to cut trees out of the forest, and three thousand six hundred men to oversee them ( 2 Chronicles 2:1-2 ).And so the tremendous number of people that were just involved in the labor to the gathering of the materials for his own palace and for the temple that they were to build.Solomon sent to... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

2 Chronicles 2:1 . A house. The word temple among the Jews, gradually obtained from the Gentiles. The Egyptians were the first that built temples; the Greeks and the Tyrians followed, as they rose to wealth and science. It was therefore wise in Solomon to employ the Tyrian artificers which now excelled the Egyptians. The hundred and fifty three thousand six hundred workmen engaged in this national enterprise did each a little, and did it well. 2 Chronicles 2:8 . Algum-trees. Hebrew, ... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Chronicles 2:1-16

2 Chronicles 2:1-16And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord. Solomon’s predestined workSolomon was born to do this work. There is no need for the rose to say, “Now I am going to be beautiful and fragrant.” There is no need for the nightingale to say, “Now I have fully made up my mind to be musical and tuneful, and to fill the air with richest expressions and melody.” The flower was born to bloom, and to throw all its fragrance away in generous donation; the nightingale... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:2

2Ch 2:2 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. Ver. 2. And Solomon told out. ] See 1 Kings 5:16-17 . And three thousand and six hundred. ] See on 1 Kings 5:16 . Solomon might afterwards add three hundred more, for better despatch. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Chronicles 2:2

told out threescore: 2 Chronicles 2:18, 1 Kings 5:15, 1 Kings 5:16 Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 2:17 - numbered read more

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