2 Chronicles 1:2 BSB

2 Chronicles 1:2

Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families.

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ASV

And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ houses.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The narrative here corresponds with 1Ki 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 2Ch 1:5 Sought unto it - i. e., “frequented it” - “were in the habit of making use of it.”

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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, because the tabernacle and all the ancient furniture connected with the national worship were deposited there. Zadok was the officiating high priest (1Ch 16:39).

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he spoke	H559 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
לְכָל־	le.khol	to all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
לְשָׂרֵי֩	le.sa.Rei	to [the] commanders of	H8269 →
הָאֲלָפִ֨ים	ha.'a.la.Fim	the thousands	H505 →
וְהַמֵּא֜וֹת	ve.ha.me.'ot	and the hundreds	H3967 →
וְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים	ve.la.sho.fe.Tim	and to the judges	H8199 →
וּלְכֹ֛ל	u.le.Khol	and to every	H3605 →
נָשִׂ֥יא	na.Si'	leader	H5387 →
לְכָל־	le.khol	of all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
רָאשֵׁ֥י	ra.Shei	[the] heads of	H7218 →
הָאָבֽוֹת׃	ha.'a.Vot	the fathers	H1 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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1 Chronicles 28:1
Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials…
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:2
  Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 11:10–47
  Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 27:1–34
  This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty…
Through
1 Chronicles 15:3
And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
leads to
- 1 Kings 8:1
  At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion,…
- 1 Chronicles 13:5
  So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1
  David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
- 2 Samuel 6:12
  Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark…
- 2 Samuel 6:17

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PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.

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