2 Chronicles 2:4
lo! I, am about to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God, to hallow unto him—to burn before him sweet incense, and for a continual setting in array, and to offer ascending-sacrifices morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts of Yahweh our God,-age-abiding, is this [law] for Israel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5And, the house which I am about to build, [must be] great,—for great is our God, above all gods.
Cross References
Exodus 29:38This, moreover, is what thou shalt offer upon the altar, two lambs of a year old day by day, continually:
Leviticus 23:1And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Numbers 28:1And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
1 Kings 8:63So Solomon offered as a sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto Yahweh—Oxen, two and twenty thousand, and Sheep, a hundred and twenty thousand,—Thus did, the king and all the sons of Israel, dedicate the house of Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 2:1Then Solomon gave word to build a house for the Name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.
Psalms 96:4For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, To be revered is he 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 →