2 Chronicles 1:3
in 2 Chronicles 1And Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon because it was the location of God’s Tent of Meeting, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Jehovah had made in the wilderness.
KJV
So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.
⋯
This verse in 2 Chronicles 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseSo Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon,.... They agreed to his motion, and went with him thither, see 1Ki 3:4. for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness: by the Lord's direction; where was also the altar of the Lord, and so most proper to offer sacrifice on, which was what Solomon went thither to do; see 1Ch 21:29.
This site's exposition
the high place at Gibeon
on 2 Chronicles 1:3-4
Solomon leads the assembly to Gibeon because the Tent of Meeting that Moses made still stood there. The ark sat in the tent David had pitched in Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 16:1 and 16:39 had already recorded the ark brought to Jerusalem and Zadok left serving before the tabernacle at Gibeon.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Authority and interest are well bestowed on those that will thus use them for the glory of God, and the promoting of religion. It is our duty to engage all with whom we have influence in the solemnities of religion, and it is very desirable to have many join with us in those solemnities--the more the better; it is the more like heaven.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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).
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ | vaiyelekhu | and they went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַקָּהָ֣ל | hakahal | the assembly | H6951 → | 123 times |
| עִמּ֔וֹ | imo | with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| לַבָּמָ֖ה | labamah | to the high place | H1116 → | 102 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בְּגִבְע֑וֹן | begivon | [was] at Gibeon | H1391 → | |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שָׁ֣ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| הָיָ֗ה | hayah | it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֹ֤הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵד֙ | moed | meeting of | H4150 → | 223 times |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֛ה | ʾasah | he had made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| עֶֽבֶד־ | ʾeved- | [the] servant of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | bamidbar | in the wilderness | H4057 → | 270 times |
וַיֵּלְכ֗וּand they went
vaiyelekhuH1980 →1546 times
שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הַקָּהָ֣לthe assembly
hakahalH6951 →123 times
עִמּ֔וֹwith him
imoH5973 →1050 times
לַבָּמָ֖הto the high place
labamahH1116 →102 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בְּגִבְע֑וֹן[was] at Gibeon
begivonH1391 →
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
שָׁ֣םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
הָיָ֗הit was
hayahH1961 →3559 times
אֹ֤הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵד֙meeting of
moedH4150 →223 times
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֛הhe had made
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
עֶֽבֶד־[the] servant of
ʾeved-H5650 →799 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃in the wilderness
bamidbarH4057 →270 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 21:29For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 1:13
So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon before the Tent of Meeting, and he reigned over Israel.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 16:39
And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
- 1 Kings 3:4–15
Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
- Exodus 40:1–38
Then the LORD said to Moses,
- 2 Chronicles 1:13
Through
1 Chronicles 16:39And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
it leads to
- 1 Kings 3:4
Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
- 1 Chronicles 15:11
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
- 1 Kings 3:4
Through
Exodus 36:8All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into…
it leads to
- 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 Chronicles 3:10
In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies3
On this verse
On this chapter
About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
