2 Chronicles 3:1

Then began Solomon, to build the house of Yahweh, in Jerusalem, in Mount Moriah, where he had appeared unto David his father,—in the place which David had prepared, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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In The King James Version

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

In Context

2And he began to build, in the second month, on the second, in the fourth year of his reign.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:14So Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh-yireh,—as to which it is still said to-day, In the mountain of Yahweh, will provision be made.

2 Samuel 24:18And Gad came unto David, on that day,—and said unto him—Go up, rear thou unto Yahweh an altar, in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

1 Kings 6:6The, lowest gallery, was five cubits broad, and, the middle, six cubits broad, and, the third, seven cubits broad,—for he put, ledges, against the house round about, on the outer side, so as not to make fastenings in the walls of the house.

1 Chronicles 22:1Then said David, This, is the house of Yahweh God,—and, this, is the altar of ascending-sacrifice, for Israel.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 3:1

It was a much larger and more particular account of the building of the temple which we had in the book of Kings than is here in this book of Chronicles. In this chapter we have, I. The place and time of building the temple, ver. 1, 2 . II. The dimensions and rich ornaments of it, ver. 3-9 . III. The cherubim in the most holy place, ver. 10-13 . IV. The veil, ver. 14 . V. The two pillars, ver. 15-17 . Of all this we have already and an account, 1 Kings vi., vii. Read the whole commentary →

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