2 Chronicles 2:4
“Please do as you did with my father David when you sent him cedar timber for him to build a palace to live in. I'm about to start building a Temple to honor the Lord my God, dedicated to him, where he will be offered sweet-smelling incense, where the showbread will be always set out in rows, and where burnt offerings will be made every morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon festivals, and at the feasts of the Lord our God—this to be done forever in Israel.
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In Context
3Solomon sent a message to Hiram, king of Tyre, telling him,
5This Temple I am about to build must be impressive, because our God is greater than all gods.
Cross References
Exodus 29:38You are to offer two lambs that are a year old on the altar, daily and continually.
Leviticus 23:1The Lord told Moses,
Numbers 28:1The Lord told Moses,
1 Kings 8:63Solomon presented as friendship offerings to the Lord 22,000 bulls and 120,000 sheep. In this way the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Lord's Temple.
2 Chronicles 2:1Solomon ordered the building of a Temple to honor the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
Psalms 96:4For the Lord is great, and deserves the best praise! He is to be respected with awe 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 →