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Webster's Bible Translation

2 Chronicles 2:1

And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Liberality;   Scofield Reference Index - Sanctify;   Thompson Chain Reference - Solomon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Palaces;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hiram or Huram;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Architecture in the Biblical Period;   Chronicles, Books of;   Huram;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Tyre;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Stranger;  

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.
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,
THE MESSAGE
Solomon gave orders to begin construction on the house of worship in honor of God and a palace for himself.
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 And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon numbered out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty 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 in it, [even so deal with me]. 4 Behold, I build a house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate [it] to him, [and] to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual show-bread, and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This [is an ordinance] for ever to Israel. 5 And the house which I build [is] great: for great [is] our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who [am] I then that I should build him a house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 7 Send me now therefore a man skillful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that hath skill to grave with the skillful men that [are] with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. 8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants have skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants, 9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderfully great. 10 And behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of 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
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:10
And God called the dry [land] Earth, and the collection of waters he called Seas: and God saw that it [was] good.
Genesis 2:3
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Genesis 2:4
These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Genesis 2:5
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and [there was] not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first [is] Pison, which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where [there is] gold;
Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river [is] Gihon: the same that compasseth the whole land of Cush.
Exodus 20:11
For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath-day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 31:17
[It is] a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.

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.


 
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