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2 Chronicles 8:6

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as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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 Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

KJV

And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 8

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Its king, Toi, had been the ally of David; but from the combination, Hamath and Zobah, it would appear that some revolution had taken place which led to the union of these two petty kingdoms of Syria into one. For what cause the resentment of Solomon was provoked against it, we are not informed, but he sent an armed force which reduced it.

This site's exposition

at the end of twenty years

on 2 Chronicles 8:1-6

The twenty years join the temple's seven and the king's own house's thirteen into one span, then Chronicles lists what filled it: cities restored from Huram, a campaign against Hamath-zobah, and store, chariot and garrison cities across the land. Hamath-zobah is the one recorded military campaign of Solomon's reign in either book, a break from the peace that otherwise defines him. Tadmor in the wilderness is the same site later ages knew as the caravan city Palmyra. The list runs close to 1 Kings 9:15-19; Chronicles gathers the scattered building notices of Kings into one register of everything Solomon desired to build.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

How the divine providence gratified even Solomon's humour, and gave him success, not only in all that he needed to build and that it was for his advantage to build, but in all that he had a mind to build. So indulgent a Father God is sometimes to the innocent desires of his children that serve him. Thus he pleased Jacob with that promise, Joseph shall put his hand on thy eyes.
And Baalath,.... See 1Ki 9:18. From hence, to the end of 2Ch 8:11, it is the same with 1Ki 9:19. See Gill on 1Ki 9:19. 1Ki 9:20. 1Ki 9:21. 1Ki 9:22. 1Ki 9:23. 1Ki 9:24.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

All the store cities - See the note on 1Ki 9:19.

The words behind it

28 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאֶֽת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • בַּעֲלָ֗תBaalath

    baalatH1191 →

  • וְאֵ֨תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עָרֵ֤י[the] cities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙<the> storage

    hamiskenotH4543 →7 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הָי֣וּthey belonged

    hayuH1961 →3559 times

  • לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הto Solomon

    lishlomohH8010 →291 times

  • וְאֵת֙and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הָרֶ֔כֶב<the> chariotry

    harekhevH7393 →119 times

  • וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםthe horsemen

    haparashimH6571 →57 times

  • וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • חֵ֣שֶׁק[the] desire of

    cheshekH2837 →

  • שְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • חָשַׁק֙he desired

    chashakH2836 →

  • לִבְנ֤וֹתto build

    livnotH1129 →376 times

  • בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙in Jerusalem

    birushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןand in <the> Lebanon

    uvalevanonH3844 →71 times

  • וּבְכֹ֖לand in all

    uvekholH3605 →5413 times

  • אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃dominion his

    memshaltoH4475 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

12 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Ecclesiastes 2:4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.2 works1 Kings 7:2He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.2 works2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.2 works2 Chronicles 17:12Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah2 works1 Kings 9:18–19Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,2 worksEcclesiastes 2:10–26Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.2 works
The other 6 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Kings 10:26Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.2 worksJoshua 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,2 works2 Chronicles 8:4He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.2 worksSong of Solomon 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.2 works2 Chronicles 16:4And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.2 worksSong of Solomon 7:4Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    2 Chronicles 1:14

    Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 9:19

      as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Kings 4:26

      Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

    • 1 Kings 10:26–29

      Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

  • Through

    Ecclesiastes 2:4

    I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 7:1–12

      Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.

  • Through

    1 Kings 7:2

    He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 10:17

      He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 17:12

    Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 14:6–7

      Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

    • 2 Chronicles 32:5

      Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City…

    • 2 Chronicles 27:4

      He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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