2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I buylde an house vnto the Name of the Lord my God, to sanctifie it vnto him, and to burne sweete incense before him, and for the continuall shewbread, and for the burnt offrings of the morning and euening, on the Sabbath dayes, and in the new moneths, and in the solemne feastes of the Lord our God: this is a perpetuall thing for Israel.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
5And the house which I buylde, is great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
Cross References
Exodus 29:38Nowe this is that which thou shalt present vpon the altar: euen two lambes of one yere olde, day by day continually.
Leviticus 23:1And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Numbers 28:1And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
1 Kings 8:63And Salomon offered a sacrifice of peace offrings which he offered vnto the Lord, to wit, two and twentie thousande beeues, and an hundreth and twentie thousande sheepe: so the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 2:1Then Salomon determined to builde an house for the Name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.
Psalms 96:4For the Lord is great and much to be praysed: he is to be feared aboue 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 →