2 Chronicles 2:4

“We are about to build a temple where we will worship Yahweh our God. We want to dedicate it to be a place where we will burn fragrant incense to honor him, and a place to put loaves of sacred bread, and for making sacrifices every morning and every evening and every Sabbath day, and to celebrate on the day of every new moon and at other special religious festivals to honor Yahweh our God. We want to do those things forever, like Yahweh has commanded.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

In Context

3Solomon sent this message to King Hiram of Tyre city: “ Many years ago when my father David was building his palace, you sent to him cedar logs. Will you send me cedar logs, too?

5We want this temple to be a great temple, because our God is greater than all other gods.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:38“You must also sacrifice lambs and burn them on the altar. Each of those seven days you must sacrifice two lambs.

Leviticus 23:1Yahweh said to Moses/me,

Numbers 28:1Yahweh said this to Moses/me:

1 Kings 8:63They sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then the king and all the people dedicated the temple.

2 Chronicles 2:1Solomon ordered that a temple should be built where Yahweh would be worshiped and also that a palace should be built for himself.

Psalms 96:4Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than for all the 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 →

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