1 Kings 9:8; 2 Chronicles 2:5; 2 Chronicles 7:21
Preparations for the Building of the Temple (see notes on 1 Kings 5:5-18 ). Though the general narrative in the parallel passages is the same, the...
wonderful great. Hebrew "great and wonderful". Figure of speech Hendiadys (App-6). great, yea, wonderfully great.
Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Solomon's Negotiations with Hiram This chapter substantially reproduces 1 Kings 5 , with some differences in numbers, names, and expressions.
Even to prepare me timber in abundance. — Rather, And they shall prepare, or, let them prepare. (A use of the infinitive, to which the chronicl...
SOLOMON THE chronicler's history of Solomon is constructed on the same principles as that of David, and for similar reasons. The builder of the fi...
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 prepa...
The message here recorded, which Solomon sent to Hiram, is much more particularly related than the parallel one in the book of the Kings. I beg the R...
Even to prepare me timber in abundance ,.... Since he would want a large quantity for raftering, cieling, wainscoting, and flooring the temple: fo...
Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great. Ver. 9. Wonderful great. ] Yet was it...
SOLOMON'S REQUEST FROM HIRAM (vv.1-10). As the Lord had foretold to David, He worked upon Solomon's heart to make him determine to build both a...
Preparations to Build the Temple. B. C. 1015....
See Poole on " 1 Chronicles 2:5 " .
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter corresponds with 1 Kings 5 . It comprises preparations for building the temple ( 2 Chronicles 2:1-2 ); Solomon’s messa...
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;...
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord. Solomon’s predestined work Solomon was born to do this work. There is no nee...
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold. Huram and Solomon Learn from this intercourse-- I. That friendship in life is helpful....
EXPOSITION 2 Chronicles 2:1 In the Hebrew text this verse stands as the last of 2 Chronicles 1:1-14 . Determined . The Hebrew word is the...
Solomon's Message to Huram
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great, literally, "great and wonderful. "
9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderfule great.