2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God to dedicate it to him, to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual arrangement [of the shewbread], and for the morning and evening burnt-offerings [and] on the sabbaths and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah our God. This is [an ordinance] for ever to Israel.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
5And the house that I will build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
Cross References
Exodus 29:38And this is what thou shalt offer upon the altar two lambs of the first year, day by day continually.
Leviticus 23:1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 28:1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
1 Kings 8:63And Solomon sacrificed a sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he sacrificed to Jehovah, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 2:1And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
Psalms 96:4For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all 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 →