2 Chronicles 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, ¹  for ²  the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Chronicles 1:8

1:8 Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated ³  great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

2 Chronicles 1:13

1:13 Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 2:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

2:1 (1:18) ⁵  Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 4:18

4:18 Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 8:1

Building Projects and Commercial Efforts

8:1 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and his royal palace,

2 Chronicles 8:10

8:10 These men worked for Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people. ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 8:12

8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built in front of the temple’s porch. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 8:17

8:17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Elat on the coast in the land of Edom.

2 Chronicles 9:3

9:3 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, ¹⁰  the palace ¹¹  he had built,

2 Chronicles 9:31

9:31 Then Solomon passed away ¹²  and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 13:6

13:6 Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

2 Chronicles 35:4

35:4 Prepare yourselves by your families according to your divisions, as instructed ¹³  by King David of Israel and his son Solomon.

¹ tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

² tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

³ tn Heb “did.”

⁵ tn Heb “and Solomon came from the high place which was in Gibeon [to] Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and he reigned over Israel.”

⁷ sn Beginning with 2:1, the verse numbers through 2:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 2:1 ET = 1:18 HT, 2:2 ET = 2:1 HT, 2:3 ET = 2:2 HT, etc., through 2:18 ET = 2:17 HT. Beginning with 3:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

⁸ tn Heb “and Solomon said to build a house for the name of the Lord and house for his kingship.”

⁹ tn Heb “Solomon made all these items in great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”

¹¹ tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who belonged to the king, Solomon, 250, the ones ruling over the people.”

¹³ tn Heb “the porch.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “all the wisdom of Solomon.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “house.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “written.”