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2
Chronicles Chapter Eight
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 8
This
chapter contains much the same
with a little variation
as what is related in 1 Kings 9:10.
2 Chronicles
8:1 It came to pass
at the end of twenty years
when Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own
house
YLT
1And it cometh to pass
at
the end of twenty years
that Solomon hath built the house of Jehovah
and his
own house.
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years
.... See Gill
on 1 Kings 9:10.
2 Chronicles
8:2 2 that
the cities which Hiram[a] had given
to Solomon
Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there.
YLT
2As to the cities that Huram
hath given to Solomon
Solomon hath built them
and there he causeth the sons
of Israel to dwell.
That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon
.... Which
Solomon first gave to him
but he not liking them
returned them to him
1 Kings 9:12
Solomon built them; or rebuilt them
being very much out of
repair
which might be one reason of Huram's not accepting them:
and caused the children of Israel to dwell there; they being
inhabited by others
the remains of the Canaanitcs perhaps; see 2 Chronicles 8:7.
2 Chronicles
8:3 3 And
Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.
YLT
3And Solomon goeth to
Hamath-Zobah
and layeth hold upon it;
And Solomon went to Hamathzobah
.... In an hostile
manner
which is the only instance of any warlike expedition of Solomon's. This
was Coelesyria
which though subdued in the times of David
perhaps rebelled
and now Solomon went forth to reduce it:
and prevailed against it; took it.
2 Chronicles
8:4 4 He
also built Tadmor in the wilderness
and all the storage cities which he built
in Hamath.
YLT
4and he buildeth Tadmor in
the wilderness
and all the cities of store that he hath built in Hamath.
And built Tadmor in the wilderness
.... Of which See Gill on
1 Kings 9:18.
and all the storehouses which he built in Hamath; a country in
Syria
which he made himself master of
and where he laid up store of provision
and ammunition to keep it
should any attempt be made to rescue it out of his
hands. According to an Arabic writerF1Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. dyn.
3. p. 53.
Solomon in the twenty fourth year of his reign having demolished
Antioch
built seven cities
of which Tadmor was one.
2 Chronicles
8:5 5 He
built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon
fortified cities with
walls
gates
and bars
YLT
5And he buildeth Beth-Horon
the upper
and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence
with walls
two-leaved doors
and bar –
Also he built Bethhoron the upper
and Bethhoron the nether
.... Only
mention is made of the latter in 1 Kings 9:17
fenced cities
with walls
gates
and bars; fortified
cities in the tribe of Ephraim.
2 Chronicles
8:6 6 also
Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had
and all the chariot cities
and the cities of the cavalry
and all that Solomon desired to build in
Jerusalem
in Lebanon
and in all the land of his dominion.
YLT
6and Baalath
and all the
cities of store that Solomon had
and all the cities of the chariot
and the
cities of the horsemen
and all the desire of Solomon that he desired to build
in Jerusalem
and in Lebanon
and in all the land of his dominion.
Verses 6-11
And Baalath
.... See 1 Kings 9:18. From
hence
to the end of 2 Chronicles 8:11
it is the same with 1 Kings 9:19. See
Gill on 1 Kings 9:19. 1 Kings 9:20. 1 Kings 9:21. 1 Kings 9:22. 1 Kings 9:23. 1 Kings 9:24.
2 Chronicles 8:7 7 All the people who were
left of the Hittites
Amorites
Perizzites
Hivites
and Jebusites
who were
not of Israel—
YLT
7All the people who are left
of the Hittite
and the Amorite
and the Perizzite
and the Hivite
and the
Jebusite
who are not of Israel –
2 Chronicles 8:8 8 that is
their descendants
who were left in the land after them
whom the children of Israel did not
destroy—from these Solomon raised forced labor
as it is to this day.
YLT
8of their sons who have been
left after them in the land
whom the sons of Israel consumed not -- doth
Solomon lift up a tribute unto this day.
2 Chronicles 8:9 9 But Solomon did not make
the children of Israel servants for his work. Some were men of war
captains of his officers
captains of his chariots
and his cavalry.
YLT
9And none of the sons of
Israel hath Solomon made servants for his work
but they [are] men of war
and
heads of his captains
and heads of his charioteers
and of his horsemen;
2 Chronicles 8:10 10 And others were
chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty
who ruled over
the people.
YLT
10and these [are] heads of
the officers whom king Solomon hath
two hundred and fifty who are rulers among
the people.
2 Chronicles 8:11 11 Now Solomon brought the
daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the house he had built for
her
for he said
“My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of
Israel
because the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are
holy.”
YLT
11And the daughter of Pharaoh
hath Solomon brought up from the city of David to the house that he built for
her
for he said
`My wife doth not dwell in the house of David king of Israel
for they are holy unto whom hath come the ark of Jehovah.'
2 Chronicles 8:12 12 Then Solomon offered burnt
offerings to the Lord
on the altar of the Lord
which he had built before the vestibule
YLT
12Then hath Solomon caused to
ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah that he built before
the porch
Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord
.... Meaning
not barely at the time he rebuilt the above cities
for it was his constant
practice:
on the altar of the Lord
which he had built before the porch; the brasen
altar
which was at the entrance into the temple
within the court; of which
see 2 Chronicles 4:1.
2 Chronicles 8:13 13 according to the daily
rate
offering according to the commandment of Moses
for the Sabbaths
the New
Moons
and the three appointed yearly feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread
the
Feast of Weeks
and the Feast of Tabernacles.
YLT
13even by the matter of a day
in its day
to cause to ascend according to the command of Moses
on sabbaths
and on new moons
and on appointed seasons
three times in a year -- in the
feast of unleavened things
and in the feast of weeks
and in the feast of
booths.
Even after a certain rate every day
according to the commandment
of Moses
.... The daily sacrifice
morning and evening
Exodus 29:38
on the sabbaths
and on the new moons; when there
were additional sacrifices
Numbers 28:9
&c.
and on the solemn feasts three times in the year
even in
the feast of unleavened bread
and in the feast of weeks
and in the feast of
tabernacles; which serves to explain the three times in 1 Kings 9:25.
2 Chronicles 8:14 14 And
according to the
order of David his father
he appointed the divisions of the priests for their
service
the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests)
as the duty of each day required
and the gatekeepers by their divisions at
each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.
YLT
14And he establisheth
according to the ordinance of David his father
the courses of the priests over
their service
and of the Levites over their charges
to praise and to minister
over-against the priests
according to the matter of a day in its day
and the
gatekeepers in their courses at gate and gate
for so [is] the command of David
the man of God.
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 Chronicles 26:1
who in all these affairs acted as a prophet
under the inspiration and
direction of the Holy Spirit of God.
2 Chronicles 8:15 15 They did not depart from
the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or
concerning the treasuries.
YLT
15And they have not turned
aside [from] the command of the king concerning the priests and the Levites
in
reference to any matter
and to the treasures.
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.
2 Chronicles 8:16 16 Now all the work of
Solomon was well-ordered from[b] the day of
the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished. So
the house of the Lord
was completed.
YLT
16And all the work of Solomon
is prepared till the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah
and till
its completion; perfect is the house of Jehovah.
Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the
foundation of the house of the Lord
and until it was finished
.... The
materials were prepared
and the money for the expenses; and even the very
stones and timber were made fit for the building
so that there was nothing to
retard the completion of it:
so the house of God was perfected; in the space of seven
years
in all the parts
and according to the form and pattern of it
see 1 Kings 6:38.
2 Chronicles 8:17 17 Then Solomon went to Ezion
Geber and Elath[c] on the
seacoast
in the land of Edom.
YLT
17Then hath Solomon gone to
Ezion-Geber
and unto Elath
on the border of the sea
in the land of Edom;
Verse 17-18
Then went Solomon to Eziongeber
.... Being now at leisure
to look after his navy
to carry on merchandise; and of this
and the following
verse
and the reconciliation of them with 1 Kings 9:26; see
Gill on 1 Kings 9:26
1 Kings 9:27
1 Kings 9:28.
2 Chronicles 8:18 18 And Hiram sent him ships
by the hand of his servants
and servants who knew the sea. They went with the
servants of Solomon to Ophir
and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of
gold from there
and brought it to King Solomon.
YLT
18and Huram sendeth to him
by the hand of his servants
ships and servants knowing the sea
and they go
with servants of Solomon to Ophir
and take thence four hundred and fifty
talents of gold
and bring in unto king Solomon.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)