2 Chronicles 2:1

THE MESSAGE

Solomon gave orders to begin construction on the house of worship in honor of God and a palace for himself.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself,

Hebrew Names Version
Now Shlomo purposed to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

King James Version
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord , and an house for his kingdom.

English Standard Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord , and a royal palace for himself.

New Century Version
Solomon decided to build a temple as a place to worship the Lord and also a palace for himself.

New English Translation
Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord , as well as a royal palace for himself.

Amplified Bible
Now Solomon decided to build a house (temple) for the Name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

New American Standard Bible
Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

World English Bible
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Salomon determined to builde an house for the Name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Solomon decided to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.

Berean Standard Bible
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon decided to build a temple where the Lord would be worshiped, and also to build a palace for himself.

Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo enlisted 70,000 men who carried loads, another 80,000 men who were stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 supervising them.

Darby Translation
And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon planned to build a Temple to give honor to the Lord 's name. He also planned to build a palace for himself.

George Lamsa Translation
AND Solomon commanded to build a temple for the name of the LORD and a house for his kingdom.

Good News Translation
King Solomon decided to build a temple where the Lord would be worshiped, and also to build a palace for himself.

Lexham English Bible
And Solomon planned to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.

Literal Translation
And Solomon said to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomon thoughte to buylde an house vnto the name of the LORDE, & an house for his kyngdome:

American Standard Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Bible in Basic English
Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon determined to buylde an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

King James Version (1611)
And Solomon determined to build an house for the Name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon said that he would build a house to the name of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.

English Revised Version
Now Solomon purposed to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Salomon demyde to bilde an hows to the name of the Lord, and a paleis to hym silf.

Update Bible Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

New King James Version
1 Kings 5:1-18">[xr] Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal house for himself.

New Living Translation
Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord , and also a royal palace for himself.

New Life Bible
Solomon planned to build a house for the name of the Lord, and a king's house for himself.

New Revised Standard
Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of the Lord , and a royal palace for himself.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Solomon gave word to build a house for the Name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon determined to build a house to the name of the Lord, and a palace for himself.

Revised Standard Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon saith to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

Contextual Overview

¹ Solomon gave orders to begin construction on the house of worship in honor of God and a palace for himself. ² Solomon assigned seventy thousand common laborers, eighty thousand to work the quarries in the mountains, and thirty-six hundred foremen to manage the workforce. ³Then Solomon sent this message to King Hiram of Tyre: "Send me cedar logs, the same kind you sent David my father for building his palace. I'm about to build a house of worship in honor of God , a holy place for burning perfumed incense, for setting out holy bread, for making Whole-Burnt-Offerings at morning and evening worship, and for Sabbath, New Moon, and Holy Day services of worship—the acts of worship required of Israel. ⁵"The house I am building has to be the best, for our God is the best, far better than competing gods. But who is capable of building such a structure? Why, the skies—the entire cosmos!—can't begin to contain him. And me, who am I to think I can build a house adequate for God—burning incense to him is about all I'm good for! I need your help: Send me a master artisan in gold, silver, bronze, iron, textiles of purple, crimson, and violet, and who knows the craft of engraving; he will supervise the trained craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem that my father provided. Also send cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon; I know you have lumberjacks experienced in the Lebanon forests. I'll send workers to join your crews to cut plenty of timber—I'm going to need a lot, for this house I'm building is going to be absolutely stunning—a showcase temple! I'll provide all the food necessary for your crew of lumberjacks and loggers: 130,000 bushels of wheat, 120,000 gallons of wine, and 120,000 gallons of olive oil."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

determined: 1 Kings 5:5

for the name: Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:11, Deuteronomy 28:58, 1 Kings 8:18, 1 Kings 8:20, 1 Chronicles 22:10, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:10

an house: 1 Kings 7:1, 1 Kings 9:1

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:1 - the house 2 Chronicles 2:4 - build 2 Chronicles 2:12 - an house 2 Chronicles 7:11 - Solomon Acts 7:47 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.

Genesis 2:5
At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground— God hadn't yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground springs)— God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive—a living soul!

Genesis 2:8
Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.

2 Chronicles 2:12
He wrote on, "Blessed be the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, and who gave King David a son so wise, so knowledgeable and shrewd, to build a temple for God and a palace for himself. I've sent you Huram-Abi—he's already on his way—he knows the construction business inside and out. His mother is from Dan and his father from Tyre. He knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, in purple, violet, linen, and crimson textiles; he is also an expert engraver and competent to work out designs with your artists and architects, and those of my master David, your father.

Nehemiah 9:6
Then on the twenty-fourth day of this month, the People of Israel gathered for a fast, wearing burlap and faces smudged with dirt as signs of repentance. The Israelites broke off all relations with foreigners, stood up, and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their parents. While they stood there in their places, they read from the Book of The Revelation of God , their God, for a quarter of the day. For another quarter of the day they confessed and worshiped their God . A group of Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani—stood on the platform and cried out to God , their God, in a loud voice. The Levites Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "On your feet! Bless God , your God, for ever and ever!" Blessed be your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise! You're the one, God , you alone; You made the heavens, the heavens of heavens, and all angels; The earth and everything on it, the seas and everything in them; You keep them all alive; heaven's angels worship you!

Psalms 33:6
The skies were made by God 's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg.

Isaiah 42:5
God 's Message, the God who created the cosmos, stretched out the skies, laid out the earth and all that grows from it, Who breathes life into earth's people, makes them alive with his own life: "I am God . I have called you to live right and well. I have taken responsibility for you, kept you safe. I have set you among my people to bind them to me, and provided you as a lighthouse to the nations, To make a start at bringing people into the open, into light: opening blind eyes, releasing prisoners from dungeons, emptying the dark prisons. I am God . That's my name. I don't franchise my glory, don't endorse the no-god idols. Take note: The earlier predictions of judgment have been fulfilled. I'm announcing the new salvation work. Before it bursts on the scene, I'm telling you all about it."

Isaiah 45:18
God , Creator of the heavens— he is, remember, G od. Maker of earth— he put it on its foundations, built it from scratch. He didn't go to all that trouble to just leave it empty, nothing in it. He made it to be lived in. This God says: "I am God , the one and only. I don't just talk to myself or mumble under my breath. I never told Jacob, ‘Seek me in emptiness, in dark nothingness.' I am God . I work out in the open, saying what's right, setting things right. So gather around, come on in, all you refugees and castoffs. They don't seem to know much, do they— those who carry around their no-god blocks of wood, praying for help to a dead stick? So tell me what you think. Look at the evidence. Put your heads together. Make your case. Who told you, and a long time ago, what's going on here? Who made sense of things for you? Wasn't I the one? God ? It had to be me. I'm the only God there is— The only God who does things right and knows how to help. So turn to me and be helped—saved!— everyone, whoever and wherever you are. I am God , the only God there is, the one and only. I promise in my own name: Every word out of my mouth does what it says. I never take back what I say. Everyone is going to end up kneeling before me. Everyone is going to end up saying of me, ‘Yes! Salvation and strength are in God !'" All who have raged against him will be brought before him, disgraced by their unbelief. And all who are connected with Israel will have a robust, praising, good life in God !

Isaiah 65:17
"Pay close attention now: I'm creating new heavens and a new earth. All the earlier troubles, chaos, and pain are things of the past, to be forgotten. Look ahead with joy. Anticipate what I'm creating: I'll create Jerusalem as sheer joy, create my people as pure delight. I'll take joy in Jerusalem, take delight in my people: No more sounds of weeping in the city, no cries of anguish; No more babies dying in the cradle, or old people who don't enjoy a full lifetime; One-hundredth birthdays will be considered normal— anything less will seem like a cheat. They'll build houses and move in. They'll plant fields and eat what they grow. No more building a house that some outsider takes over, No more planting fields that some enemy confiscates, For my people will be as long-lived as trees, my chosen ones will have satisfaction in their work. They won't work and have nothing come of it, they won't have children snatched out from under them. For they themselves are plantings blessed by God , with their children and grandchildren likewise God -blessed. Before they call out, I'll answer. Before they've finished speaking, I'll have heard. Wolf and lamb will graze the same meadow, lion and ox eat straw from the same trough, but snakes—they'll get a diet of dirt! Neither animal nor human will hurt or kill anywhere on my Holy Mountain," says God .

Jeremiah 10:16
But the Portion-of-Jacob is the real thing. He put the whole universe together And pays special attention to Israel. His name? God -of-the-Angel-Armies!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord,.... For the worship and service of God, and for his honour and glory, being directed, enjoined, and encouraged to it by his father David:

and an house for his kingdom; for a royal palace for him, and his successors, first the one, and then the other; and in this order they were built.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II

Solomon determines to build a temple, 1.

The number of his workmen, 2.

Sends to Huram for artificers and materials, 3-10.

Huram sends him a favourable answer, and makes an agreement

with him concerning the labour to be done, and the wages to

be paid to his men, 11-16.

The number of strangers in the land, and how employed, 17, 18.

NOTES ON CHAP. II

Verse 2 Chronicles 2:1. A house for the name of the Lord — A temple for the worship of Jehovah.

A house for his kingdom. — A royal palace for his own use as king of Israel.