2 Chronicles 5:1

After Solomon’s workers had finished building the temple, Solomon put in the temple storage rooms everything that his father David had dedicated to Yahweh—all the silver and gold and all the other things that were used at the temple.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.

In Context

2Then King Solomon summoned to Jerusalem all the elders of Israel, all the leaders of the tribes and of the families/clans. He wanted them to help to bring to the temple Yahweh’s Sacred Chest from Zion Hill, where it was in the part of the city called ‘The City of David’.

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:39Huram placed five of the carts on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put the big tank at the southeast corner.

1 Chronicles 22:14“I have tried hard to provide materials for building the temple of Yahweh. I have provided nearly 4,000 tons of gold, and nearly 40,000 tons of silver. I have also provided a very large amount of iron and bronze; no one has been able to weigh it all. I have also gathered/provided lumber and stone for the walls of the temple, but you may need to get some more of those things.

1 Chronicles 26:27Some of the things that those army officers had taken from Israel’s enemies in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 5:1

The temple being built and furnished for God, we have here, I. Possession given to him, by bringing in the dedicated things ( ver. 1 ), but especially the ark, the token of his presence, ver. 2-10 . II. Possession taken by him, in a cloud, ver. 11-14 . For if any man open the door of his heart to God he will come in, Rev. iii. 20 . Read the whole commentary →

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