Category Archives: 2 Chronicles

Solomon Worships at Gibeon 1 Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the Lordhis Godwaswith him and exalted him greatly. 2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the […]

Solomon Will Build a Temple and Palace 1 Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the Lordand a royal palace for himself. 2 So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads and 80,000 men to quarrystonein the mountains and 3,600 to supervise them. 3 Then Solomon sentwordto Huram the king of […]

The Temple Construction in Jerusalem 1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lordin Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, wherethe Lordhad appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 He began to build on the seconddayin the second month of the […]

Furnishings of the Temple 1 Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in width and ten cubits in height. 2 Also he made the castmetalsea, ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its heightwasfive cubits and its circumference thirty cubits. 3 Now figures like oxenwereunder itandall […]

The Ark Is Brought into the Temple 1 Thus all the work that Solomon performed for the house of the Lordwas finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver and the gold and all the utensils,andputthemin the treasuries of the house of God. 2 Then Solomon assembled […]

Solomon’s Dedication 1 Then Solomon said, “The Lordhas said that He would dwell in the thick cloud. 2 “I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever.” 3 Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 4 He […]

The Shekinah Glory 1 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lordfilled the house. 2 The priests could not enter into the house of the Lordbecause the glory of the Lordfilled the Lord’shouse. 3 All the sons of […]

Solomon’s Activities and Accomplishments 1 Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the Lordand his own house 2 that he built the cities which Huram had given to him, and settled the sons of Israel there. 3 Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and […]

Visit of the Queen of Sheba 1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she […]

Rehoboam’s Reign of Folly 1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heardof it(for he was in Egypt where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 3 So they sent and summoned him. […]