2 Chronicles 1:2

_THEN SOLOMON SPAKE UNTO ALL ISRAEL, TO THE CAPTAINS OF THOUSANDS AND OF HUNDREDS, AND TO THE JUDGES, AND TO EVERY GOVERNOR IN ALL ISRAEL, THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS._ Then Solomon spake unto all Israel - namely, the heads, or leading officers, that are afterward specified, were summoned to attend their sovereign in a solemn religious procession. The date of this occurrence was the second year of Solomon's reign, and the high place at Gibeon was chosen for the performance of the sacred rites, from the tabernacle and all the ancient furniture connected with the national worship being deposited there. Zadok was the officiating high priest (1 Chronicles 16:39). It is true that the ark had been removed, and placed in a new tent which David had made for it at Jerusalem; but the brasen altar, "before the tabernacle of the Lord," on which the burnt offerings were appoin

Verse 2 Chronicles 1:2. _THEN SOLOMON SPAKE_] This is supposed to have taken place in the _second_ year of his reign....

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.”...

EXPOSITION VERSE 1-9:31 THE CAREER OF SOLOMON AS KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM is here commenced, covering the ground to the end of 2 Chronicles 9:1. The same period is described in 1 Kings 1-11. And the following table of parallel passages (as given by Keil) may be put here for convenient reference: 2 Chronicles 1:2 1 Kings 3:4. 2 Chronicles 1:14...

THEN SOLOMON SPAKE UNTO ALL ISRAEL,.... To their representatives about going to Gibeon to sacrifice, as the next words show: so Jarchi and Kimchi observe: TO THE CAPTAINS OF THOUSANDS, AND OF HUNDREDS, TO THE JUDGES, AND TO EVERY GOVERNOR IN ALL ISRAEL, THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS; whom he had convened on this occasion; though some think this is the same congregation gathered by his father, by whom he was anointed and made king, and that he spoke of this to them before they broke up, 1 Chronicles 28:1 which seems not so probable, since it was after the death of his father, after he had been king some time, and even after his marriage with Pharaoh's daughter, that what follows was done, see 1 Kings 3:1....

ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE REIGN OF SOLOMON 1. The Beginning of Solomon's Reign and the First Vision CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Lord was with him (2 Chronicles 1:1)_ 2. At Gibeon (2 Chronicles 1:2) 3. The first vision (2 Chronicles 1:7) 4. His riches and prosperity (2 Chronicles 1:13) The events connected with the beginning of Solomon's reign and recorded in 1 Kings 1-3:3 are omitted in Chronicles. Second Chronicles begins with the statement that Solomon was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

PART III (2 Chronicles 1-9). THE HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF SOLOMON 2 Chronicles 1:1. Solomon at Gibeon (see notes on 1 Kings 3:4). 2 Chronicles 1:1. There is nothing corresponding to these verses in 1 K. excepting the reference to Gibeon in 1 Kings 3:4. 2 Chronicles 1:3. for there was the tent of meeting: the earlier history makes no mention of this; it was probably inserted by the Chronicler in order to explain away what would to him have appeared unthinkable in a God-fearing king, viz. worshipping

SOLOMON SPAKE. Thus beginning his reign as David had ended his (1 Chronicles 28:1) by. solemn assembly. CAPTAINS. princes. CHIEF. heads....

_every governor_ R.V. EVERY PRINCE. _the chief of the fathers_ R.V. THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS" HOUSES....

LESSON FOURTEEN 1-4 I. THE HISTORY OF KING SOLOMON (2 Chronicles 1:1 to 2 Chronicles 9:31) SOLOMON'S KINGDOM THE TEMPLE AND ITS FURNISHINGS 1. SOLOMON AT GIBEON (II Chronicles, Chapter 1) INTRODUCTION Solomon's choice of wisdom qualified him to be a very effective leader of Israel. He is faithful as he begins to carry out the work that his father, David had committed to him. The details of the Temple and the elaborate appointments for its adornment describe the beauty of this amazing building. TEXT 2 Chronicles 1:1. And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 2.