2 Chronicles 1:5

Contextual Overview

¹Solomon son of David strengthened his hold on his kingdom. The Lord his God was with him and highly exalted him. ¹ Shlomo the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. ¹ And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. ¹ Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. ¹ Solomon, David's son, became a powerful king, because the Lord his God was with him and made him very great. ¹ Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly. ¹Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. ¹ Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and exalted him greatly. ¹ Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. ¹ Then Salomon the sonne of Dauid was confirmed in his kingdome: and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him highly.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the brazen: Exodus 27:1-8, Exodus 38:1-7

Bezaleel: Exodus 31:2, 1 Chronicles 2:19, 1 Chronicles 2:20

he put: or, was there

sought unto it: went to seek the Lord there

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 16:14 - the brazen 2 Chronicles 4:1 - an altar Job 22:24 - lay up

Cross-References

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the vaulted dome "heaven." And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
God named the air "sky." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "heaven." And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heauen. So the Euening and the morning were the seconde day.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:8
and named it "Sky." Evening came and then morning—that was the second day.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover, the brasen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made,.... According to the pattern given by Moses, at the direction of God, Exodus 38:1,

he put before the tabernacle of the congregation; either David, or rather Solomon; though it seems best to read the words as in the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, "and there it was before the tabernacle"; for it was always there:

and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it; to sacrifice unto it; or rather sought "unto him", the Lord, before whose tabernacle the altar was, so Gussetins a.

a Comment. Ebr. p. 197.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The narrative here corresponds with 1 Kings 3:4; but is very much fuller. We learn from the present passage:

(1) that Solomon’s sacrifice at Gibeon was a great public festivity, to which he collected vast numbers of the people;

(2) that it was made upon the brass altar of Bezaleel, which

(3) stood before the tabernacle; and

(4) that Solomon’s vision was on the night of his sacrifice. Consult the marginal references

2 Chronicles 1:5

Sought unto it - i. e., “frequented it” - “were in the habit of making use of it.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 1:5. Sought unto it. — Went to seek the Lord there.