2 Chronicles 1:2
in 2 Chronicles 1Then 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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
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.”
This site's exposition
was strengthened in his kingdom
on 2 Chronicles 1:1-2
Chronicles moves straight from David's death to a king already strengthened and magnified, skipping the account of Adonijah's threat and Solomon's purge that fills 1 Kings 1-2. Kings names Solomon going up to Gibeon in one sentence; Chronicles instead has him call all Israel first, captains of thousands and hundreds, judges, governors, and the chief of the fathers, a national assembly Kings does not detail. The pattern fits the book's habit of gathering the whole people around its kings, repeated when the ark comes up in chapter 5 and at David's last offering in chapter 29.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Then Solomon spake unto all Israel,....
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 Century2 voices
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).
Then Solomon spake - This is supposed to have taken place in the second year of his reign.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And Solomon strengthened himself because the Lord his God was with him.
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Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he spoke | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְשָׂרֵי֩ | lesarei | to [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָאֲלָפִ֨ים | haalafim | the thousands | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְהַמֵּא֜וֹת | vehameot | and the hundreds | H3967 → | 581 times |
| וְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים | velashofetim | and to the judges | H8199 → | 202 times |
| וּלְכֹ֛ל | ulekhol | and to every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נָשִׂ֥יא | nasi' | leader | H5387 → | |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | of all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| רָאשֵׁ֥י | rashei | [the] heads of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הָאָבֽוֹת׃ | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he spoke
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
לְכָל־to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֡לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְשָׂרֵי֩to [the] commanders of
lesareiH8269 →421 times
הָאֲלָפִ֨יםthe thousands
haalafimH505 →505 times
וְהַמֵּא֜וֹתand the hundreds
vehameotH3967 →581 times
וְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםand to the judges
velashofetimH8199 →202 times
וּלְכֹ֛לand to every
ulekholH3605 →5413 times
נָשִׂ֥יאleader
nasi'H5387 →
לְכָל־of all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
רָאשֵׁ֥י[the] heads of
rasheiH7218 →599 times
הָאָבֽוֹת׃the fathers
haavotH1 →1212 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 28:1Now 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…
it 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…
- 1 Chronicles 23:2
Through
1 Chronicles 15:3And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
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
So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
- 1 Kings 8:1
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.