2 Chronicles 8:15

_AND THEY DEPARTED NOT FROM THE COMMANDMENT OF THE KING UNTO THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES CONCERNING ANY_ _ MATTER, OR CONCERNING THE TREASURES._ They departed not from the commandment of the king - i:e., David, in any of his ordinances, which by divine authority he established, either in regulating the courses of the priests and Levites, or in the destination of his accumulated treasures to the construction and adornment of the temple....

Verse 2 Chronicles 8:15. _THE COMMANDMENT OF THE KING_] The institutions of David....

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 THEY DEPARTED NOT FROM THE COMMANDMENT OF THE KING UNTO THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES,.... The priests and Levites departed not from it, not from the commandment of Solomon, according to the order of David, but in all things obeyed it: CONCERNING ANY MATTER; which related to the office of either of them, sacrificers, singers, or porters: OR CONCERNING THE TREASURES; such of the Levites as had the care of them were faithful to their trust, see 1 Chronicles 26:20, c....

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

COMMANDMENT: or commandments. TREASURES. treasuries....

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

SOLOMON'S BUILDINGS. HIS TRADE WITH OPHIR This chapter reproduces the substance of 1 Kings 9:10; 1 Kings 9:28 but describes some additional buildings....

2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 8 WHAT SOLOMON DID – 2 CHRONICLES 8:1-18 V1 By the end of 20 years, Solomon had built the *LORD’s *temple. Also, he had built his own royal palace. V2 Solomon built again the towns that Hiram had given to him. And he sent *Israelites to live in these towns. V3 Then Solomon went to the town called Hamath Zobah. And he defeated it. V4 Also, Solomon built the town called Tadmor in the desert. And he built all the towns in Hamath as towns to store grain and supplies. V5 He built again Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon. He made t