2 Chronicles 2:4
See! I am building a house for the name of the Lord my God, to be made holy to him, where perfumes of sweet spices will be burned before him, and the holy bread will be placed at all times, and burned offerings will be offered morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts of the Lord our God. This is a law for ever to Israel.
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5And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Cross References
Exodus 29:38Now this is the offering which you are to make on the altar: two lambs in their first year, every day regularly.
Leviticus 23:1And the Lord said to Moses,
Numbers 28:1And the Lord said to Moses,
1 Kings 8:63And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel kept the feast of the opening of the Lord's house.
2 Chronicles 2:1Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.
Psalms 96:4For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:2-11
Preparations to Build the Temple. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the Lord , and a 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 Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 4 Behold, I build a… Read the whole commentary →