2 Chronicles 1:5

And the altar of brass which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the Tent of the Lord; and Solomon and all the people went to give worship there.

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Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

In Context

4But the ark of God had been moved by David from Kiriath-jearim to the place which he had made ready for it, for he had put up a tent for it at Jerusalem.

6And Solomon went up there to the brass altar before the Lord at the Tent of meeting, offering on it a thousand burned offerings.

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Cross References

Exodus 31:2I have made selection of Bezalel, the son of Uri, by name, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

1 Chronicles 2:19And after the death of Azubah, Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, who was the mother of Hur.

1 Chronicles 13:3And let us get back for ourselves the ark of our God: for in the days of Saul we did not go to it for directions.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 1:2-13

Second Chronicles This book begins with the reign of Solomon and the building of the temple, and continues the history of the kings of Judah thenceforward to the captivity and so concludes with the fall of that illustrious monarchy and the destruction of the temple. That monarchy of the house of David, as it was prior in time, so it was superior in worth and dignity to all those four celebrated ones of which Nebuchadnezzar dreamed. The Babylonian monarchy I reckon to begin in Nebuchadnezzar himself— Thou art that… Read the whole commentary →

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