2 Chronicles 1:3

1:3 Solomon and the entire assembly went to the worship center ¹  in Gibeon, for the tent where they met God ²  was located there, which Moses the Lord’s servant had made in the wilderness.

2 Chronicles 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, ³  for ⁴  the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Chronicles 8:4

8:4 He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath.

2 Chronicles 8:6

8:6 and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, ⁵  and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. ⁶  He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, ⁷  Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. ⁸ 

¹ tn Or “high place.”

² tn Heb “the tent of meeting of God.”

³ tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

⁴ tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

⁵ tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name is unexpected in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.

⁶ tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”

⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁸ tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”