What does 2 Chronicles 1:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead."
The verbal differences between this passage and the corresponding one of Kings 1 Kings 3:5 are very considerable, and indicate the general truth that the object of the sacred historians is to give a t...
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)...
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...
MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....
_mercy_ R.V. KINDNESS (as 1 Kings 3:6). God shewed David not merely compassion, but also bounty. _made me to reign_ R.V. MADE ME KING....
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) INTRODUC...
_AND SOLOMON SAID UNTO GOD, THOU HAST SHEWED GREAT MERCY UNTO DAVID MY FATHER, AND HAST MADE ME TO REIGN IN HIS STEAD._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
SOLOMON'S CHOICE OF WISDOM. HIS WEALTH AND COMMERCE This c, after the opening., repeats, with some modifications and additions, what is related in 1 Kings 3:5 and 1 Kings 10:26. 5. THE BRASEN ALTAR]...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS BOOK The two books of Chronicles were one book until there was a translati...
(7-13) God’s revelation to Solomon by night. (Comp. 1 Kings 3:5.)...
וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לֵֽ אלֹהִ֔ים אַתָּ֗ה עָשִׂ֛יתָ עִם ־דָּוִ֥יד אָבִ֖י חֶ֣סֶד גָּדֹ֑ול וְ הִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִי
SOLOMON THE chronicler's history of Solomon is constructed on the same principles as that of David, and for similar reasons. The builder of the first Temple commanded the grateful reverence of a commu...
After all the careful preparations for building the Temple which we considered in our survey of the previous Book, we now come to the period in which Solomon entered into full possession of his kingdo...
We have this account before, 1 Kings 3:5, I must again beg the Reader to consult the parallel passage, both in the sacred text, and in the Commentary. For the sake of shortness, I shall not repeat wha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 7. Thus Solomon having prayed, and entreated Jehovah that His eyes should be open, and His ears attent to the prayers that should be offered to Him...
2 Chronicles 1:7...
And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. Ver. 8. _Thou hast showed, &c._] God must be praised for the kindness he hath sho...
_And hast made me to reign_ Give me the spirit of my father David, that Israel may not suffer by the change. The eminence of those that went before us, and the obligation that lies upon us to keep and...
1 The solemne offering of Solomon at Gibeon. 7 Solomons choise of wisdome is blessed by God. 13 Solomons strength and wealth. 1 AND Solomon the sonne of Dauid was strengthned in his kingdome, [NOTE...
Solomon at Gibeon....
Solomon began his reign strengthened by God and given great exaltation (v.1). At Solomon's word all the chief men of Israel went up to the high place at Gibeon, where the tabernacle was at the time. T...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Chronicles 1:8 Solomon H8010 said H559 (H8799) God H430 shown H6213 (H8804) great H1419 mercy H2617 David H1732 father H1 king H4427 (H8689) Thou has showed - 2 Samuel 7:8-9, 2 Samuel 12:7-8,...
CONTENTS: Solomon's sacrifices at Gibeon. His vision and prayer and God's answer. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Those who make this world their end come short of the other and are never sati...
2 Chronicles 1:1. _And Solomon._ The books of Chronicles are both one in the original, but the Latin church has thought proper to divide them into two; ending the first with David's reign, and beginni...
_And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom._ THE SPLENDID BEGINNING I. Solomon’s succession to the throne was providentially secured: “The Lord his God was with him.” II. Solomon...
2 CHRONICLES 1:1 Solomon’s Temple Preparations. 2 Chronicles 1:1 completes the second of the three main sections of 1–2 Chronicles. In 1 Chronicles 10:1, David makes the essential preparations for bui...
CRITICAL NOTES.] The reign of Solomon is comprised in nine Chapter s of this book, corresponding to 1 Kings 1-11, and forms the third part of the whole work. This chapter contains the sacrifice at Gib...
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 t...
Let's turn to II Chronicles chapter 1. I Chronicles brought us up unto the death of David, and II Chronicles begins with the reign of Saul and it covers the remaining history of the kings of Judah. No...
1 Chronicles 28:5; 1 Chronicles 29:23; 2 Samuel 12:7; 2 Samuel 12:8; 2 Samuel 22:51; 2 Samuel 23:1; 2 Samuel 7:8; 2 Samuel 7:9; Isaiah 55:3;...
To reign, &c. — Give me the spirit of my father David, that Israel may not suffer by the change. The eminency of those that went before us, and the obligation that lies upon us, to keep and carry on t...