2 Chronicles 8:14

_THEN SOLOMON OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS UNTO THE LORD ON THE ALTAR OF THE LORD, WHICH HE HAD BUILT BEFORE THE PORCH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

THE MAN OF GOD - This phrase, so common in Kings (see the introduction to Kings, 4th note), is rare in Chronicles, and is applied only to Moses 1 Chronicles 23:14, David, and one other prophet 2 Chronicles 25:7, 2 Chronicles 25:9....

EXPOSITION This interesting historical chapter may very well be described as by Professor Dr. James G. Murphy, in his 'Bible-Class Handbook,' "The Acts of Solomon," or at any rate, some of the miscellaneous acts, for which time was found now that the "two houses" were out of hand. 2 CHRONICLES 8:1 (parallel, 1 Kings 9:10).—TwEnty YEARS, WHEREIN SOLOMON HAD BUILT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, AND HIS OWN HOUSE. The description is intended to be, what it is, chronologically exact. Four years of Solomon had passed when he began the Lord's house, seven were spent in building it, thirteen in finishing and furnishing it, and in building, finishing, and furnishing the king's house—in all twenty-four years....

AND HE APPOINTED, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF DAVID HIS FATHER, THE COURSES OF THE PRIESTS TO THEIR SERVICE,.... The twenty four courses which served weekly in their turns, 1 Chronicles 24:1 AND THE LEVITES TO THEIR CHARGES, TO PRAISE AND MINISTER BEFORE THE PRIESTS, AS DUTY OF EVERY DAY REQUIRED; who also had their courses by lot, to sing the praises of God, when the priests sacrificed, or blew the trumpets, 1 Chronicles 25:1, THE PORTERS ALSO BY THEIR COURSES AT EVERY GATE; from hence Dr. Lightfoot concludes that these were divided into twenty four classes, as the priests and Levite singers were: FOR SO HAD DAVID THE MAN OF GOD COMMANDED, 1

5. SOLOMON'S PROSPERITY AND ACTIVITIES CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The fortifications of cities (2 Chronicles 8:1)_ 2. The subjection of the strangers (2 Chronicles 8:7) 3. The removal of the daughter of Pharaoh (2 Chronicles 8:11) 4. The perfected service (2 Chronicles 8:12) 5. The expedition to Ophir (2 Chronicles 8:17) The activities of the King included the fortification of certain cities. (See...

SOLOMON'S VARIOUS RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR UNDERTAKINGS (see notes on 1 Kings 9:10). A striking difference occurs between 2 and 1 Kings 9:11; here Hiram gives Solomon an unspecified number of cities, whereas in the historical account Solomon gives Hiram twenty cities. The discrepancy is not difficult to account for; in the Chronicler's days when, with the lapse of time, the popular conception had greatly increased the wealth and power of Solomon, it was not thought credible that such a monarch could really have ceded Israelite cities to a heathen in lieu of payment. This is not to say that the Chronicler deliberately falsified history; the sources from which he compiled his record were various, and upon these the influence of tradition is not likely to have been without effect; moreover, the authority of the

COURSES. Compare 1 Chronicles 24:1. PORTERS. gatekeepers. Compare 1 Chronicles 9:17. THE MAN OF GOD. See App-49. GOD. Heb Elohim. App-4....

_according to the order_ R.V. ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE. _of David_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 24-26. _to praise and minister before the priests_ R.V. TO PRAISE, AND TO MINISTER BEFORE THE PRIESTS; cp. 1 Chronicles 23:28. _the porters_ R.V. THE DOOR-KEEPERS. _David the man of God_ Targ. _David the prophet of the Lord_(a correct paraphrase). Cp. Nehemiah 12:36....

5. BUILDING, LABORERS AND SHIPS (2 Chronicles 8:1-18) TEXT 2 Chronicles 8:1. And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house, 2. that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3. And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 4. And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 5. Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6. and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusale

8:14 required; (b-39) Lit. 'for the thing of the day in its day,' as 1 Chronicles 16:37 , and cf. 2 Chronicles 31:16 ....