2 Chronicles 2:5

2:5 I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.

2 Chronicles 9:3

9:3 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, ¹  the palace ²  he had built,

2 Chronicles 7:21

7:21 As for this temple, which was once majestic, ³  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

2 Chronicles 5:13

5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: ⁴  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 6:34

6:34 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁶  and they direct their prayers to you toward this chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 34:8

34:8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. ⁸  He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the Lord his God.

¹ tn Heb “all the wisdom of Solomon.”

² tn Heb “house.”

¹ tn Heb “and this house which was high/elevated.” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

¹ tn Heb “like one were the trumpeters and the musicians, causing one voice to be heard, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, and while raising a voice with trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of music, and while praising the Lord.”

² tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the Lord.”

¹ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

² tn Heb “toward this city which you have chosen and the house which I built for your name.”

¹ tn Heb “to purify the land and the house.”