2:1 Solomon's labourers for the building of the temple;
2:3 His embassage to Huram for workmen and provision of stuff;
2:11 Huram sends him a kind answer;
2:17 Solomon employs strangers, as labourers, and overseers. Verse 1determined1 Kings 5:5 for the nameDeuteronomy 12:5, 12:11, 28:58; 1 Kings 8:18, 8:20; 1 Chronicles 22:10; Matthew 6:9, 6:10 an house1 Kings 7:1, 9:1Reciprocal3:1 - the house; 2 Chronicles 2:4 - build; 2:12 - an house; 7:11 - Solomon; Acts 7:47 - General Verse 2told out threescore2 Chronicles 2:18; 1 Kings 5:15, 5:16Reciprocal2 Chronicles 2:17 - numbered Verse 3Huram1 Kings 5:1, Hiram As thou didst2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1Reciprocal1 Kings 5:2 - General; 1 Chronicles 22:4 - cedar trees Verse 4build2 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Kings 8:18 to dedicate8:63 to burnExodus 30:7 sweet incenseHeb. incense of spicesthe continual25:30; Leviticus 24:5-9 the burntExodus 29:38-42; Numbers 28:3, 28:4, 28:9-11 the solemn feastsLeviticus 23:1-17; Numbers 28:1-29:40ReciprocalExodus 39:38 - sweet incense; Leviticus 24:8 - General; Numbers 28:6 - a continual; 28:11 - in the beginnings; 1 Chronicles 16:40 - To offer; 22:7 - unto the name; 29:1 - palace; 2 Chronicles 6:2 - I have built; 7:5 - dedicated; 13:11 - they burn; 20:8 - built thee; Nehemiah 10:33 - the showbread; Psalm 81:3 - solemn; Proverbs 7:20 - the day appointed Verse 5great2 Chronicles 2:9; 1 Kings 9:8; 1 Chronicles 29:1; Ezekiel 7:20 great is our GodExodus 15:11; 1 Chronicles 16:25; Psalm 86:8, 86:9, 135:5, 145:3; Jeremiah 10:6; 1 Timothy 6:15ReciprocalExodus 18:11 - the Lord; 2 Samuel 7:22 - Wherefore; 1 Kings 5:5 - behold; 1 Chronicles 22:5 - exceeding; Psalm 68:29 - Because; 76:1 - his; 136:2 - the God; Jeremiah 17:12 - General; Daniel 4:30 - that; Acts 7:48 - dwelleth Verse 6But who2 Chronicles 6:18; 1 Kings 8:27; Isaiah 66:1; Acts 7:48, 7:49 is ableHeb. hath returned, or obtained strengthwho am I then2 Chronicles 1:10; Exodus 3:11; 2 Samuel 7:18; 1 Chronicles 29:14; 2 Corinthians 2:16; Ephesians 3:8 save onlyDeuteronomy 12:5, 12:6, 12:11, 12:14, 12:26Reciprocal1 Chronicles 17:5 - dwelt; Ezra 6:3 - the place; 7:15 - whose habitation; Psalm 68:29 - Because; 76:1 - his; 132:5 - an habitation; Jeremiah 17:12 - General; 23:24 - Do; Daniel 4:30 - that; Acts 17:24 - dwelleth; Revelation 21:22 - I saw Verse 7cunningExodus 31:3-5; 1 Kings 7:14; Isaiah 28:26, 28:29, 60:10 to graveHeb. to grave gravingswhom David1 Chronicles 22:15, 22:16ReciprocalGenesis 4:22 - brass; Exodus 26:31 - cunning work; 28:9 - grave; 31:4 - General; 2 Chronicles 2:14 - skilful; 26:15 - cunning men; Isaiah 23:18 - her merchandise Verse 8Send me also1 Kings 5:6 algum treesor, algummim, Called in the parallel passage, by a transposition of letters, almuggim, or "almug-trees;" which is rendered by the Vulgate, ligna thyina, the thya or lignum vite wood. Theophrastus say that "the thyon of thya tree grows near the temple of Jupiter Ammon - in Africa
and in the Cyrenaica; that it resembles the cypress in its boughs, leaves, stalk, and fruit; and that its wood (from its close texture) never rots." The LXX render here πευκινα; and Josephus calls it ξυλα πευκινα, torch or pine-trees; but cautions us against supposing that the wood was like what was known in his time by that name; for these "were to the sight like the wood of the fig-tree, but more white and shining." The Syriac version has kaiso dekeesotho, probably cypress wood; and Dr. Shaw supposes it denotes the cypress. Several critics understand it to mean gummy wood; and Celsius queries whether it may not be the sandal-tree, as the Rabbins and Dr. Geddes suppose. 10:11, almug-treesReciprocal9:11 - Now Hiram; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - and timber; Song of Songs 1:17 - beams; Amos 1:9 - brotherly covenant; Haggai 1:8 - to; Revelation 18:12 - thyine Verse 9wonderful greatHeb. great and wonderful, 2 Chronicles 2:5, 7:21; 1 Kings 9:8ReciprocalPsalm 78:69 - high; Song of Songs 1:17 - beams; Ezekiel 7:20 - the beauty Verse 10I will give1 Kings 5:11; Luke 10:7; Romans 13:7, 13:8 baths of wine1 Kings 7:26, 7:38; Ezra 7:22ReciprocalGenesis 27:28 - plenty; Deuteronomy 8:8 - barley; 1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees; 2 Chronicles 2:15 - which my lord; 34:13 - the bearers; Ezra 3:7 - meat; Ezekiel 27:17 - wheat; Acts 12:20 - because Verse 11Because2 Chronicles 9:8; Deuteronomy 7:7, 7:8; 1 Kings 10:9; Psalm 72:17Reciprocal2 Samuel 5:12 - his people; 1 Kings 5:7 - Blessed; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - Hiram; 14:2 - because; Psalm 72:15 - daily; Isaiah 23:18 - her merchandise; Ezekiel 16:14 - thy renown; Daniel 6:23 - was; Luke 7:5 - he loveth Verse 12Huram1 Kings 5:7; 1 Chronicles 29:20; Psalm 72:18, 72:19; Luke 1:68; 1 Peter 1:3 that made heavenGenesis 1:1-2:25; Psalm 33:6, 102:5, 124:8, 136:5, 136:6, 146:5, 146:6; Jeremiah 10:10; Acts 4:24, 14:15; Colossians 1:16, 1:17; Revelation 4:11, 10:6 enduedetc. Heb. knowing prudence and understanding, 2 Chronicles 1:10-12 an house2:1ReciprocalGenesis 2:1 - Thus; 24:3 - the; 1 Kings 3:12 - I have given; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - Hiram; Ezra 1:2 - Lord God; 8:16 - men of understanding; Psalm 72:15 - daily; 119:73 - give me; Ecclesiastes 1:16 - Lo; Ezekiel 16:14 - thy renown; Daniel 6:23 - was; Luke 7:5 - he loveth; 1 Corinthians 3:10 - as a; James 3:13 - endued Verse 13of Huram2 Chronicles 4:16ReciprocalExodus 31:4 - General; 1 Kings 7:13 - Hiram; Ezekiel 27:8 - wise; James 3:13 - endued Verse 14The son1 Kings 7:13, 7:14 skilful2 Chronicles 2:7; Exodus 31:3, 31:4Reciprocal35:34 - Aholiab; 35:35 - he filled; 2 Chronicles 26:15 - cunning men; Psalm 74:5 - General; Ezekiel 27:8 - wise Verse 15which my lord2 Chronicles 2:10; 1 Kings 5:11ReciprocalActs 12:20 - because Verse 16we will cut1 Kings 5:8, 5:9 as much as thou shalt needHeb. according to all thy need, Joppa. Heb. Japho. Joshua 19:46; Ezra 3:7; John 1:3; Acts 9:36, 10:32Reciprocal1 Kings 9:11 - Now Hiram; Jonah 1:3 - Joppa Verse 17numbered2 Chronicles 2:2, 8:7, 8:8; 1 Kings 5:13-16, 9:20, 9:21 the strangersHeb. the men the strangersafter the numbering1 Chronicles 22:2ReciprocalJoshua 9:21 - let them; 1 Kings 5:15 - threescore Verse 18threescore"As it is 2 Chronicles 2:2." 2:2ReciprocalJoshua 9:21 - let them; 1 Kings 5:15 - threescore; 9:23 - chief; 2 Chronicles 8:8 - to pay; 8:10 - two hundred; 34:13 - the bearers; Nehemiah 4:10 - bearers Verse 1 amSolomon1 Kings 6:1-14 in mount MoriahGenesis 22:2, 22:14 where the Lord appeared unto Davidor, which was seen of DavidOrnan2 Samuel 24:18-25, Araunah, 1 Chronicles 21:18, 22:1ReciprocalExodus 31:6 - that they; Deuteronomy 11:29 - General; 2 Samuel 24:16 - Araunah; 1 Chronicles 17:12 - He shall; 21:15 - Ornan; 21:26 - by fire; 2 Chronicles 9:3 - the house; Ezra 2:68 - in his place; 5:11 - which a great; Psalm 87:1 - His; Ezekiel 7:20 - the beauty; Zephaniah 1:10 - from Verse 2in the second1 Kings 6:1Reciprocal6:37 - General Verse 3 amSolomon1 Chronicles 28:11-19 instructedHeb. foundedThe length1 Kings 6:2, 6:3 the first measureIt is supposed, with much probability, that the first measure means the cubit used in the time of Moses, contradistinguished from that used in Babylon, and which the Israelites used after their return from captivity: and, as these Books were written after the captivity, it was necessary for the writer to make this remark, lest it should be thought that the measurement was by the Babylonish cubit, which was a palm or one-sixth shorter than the cubit of Moses; which may serve to reconcile some variations in the historical books, with respect to numbers when applied to measures.ReciprocalEzra 6:3 - the height; Ezekiel 41:2 - the length Verse 4the porchJohn 10:23; Acts 3:11, 5:12 an hundred and twentyAs the height of the temple was only thirty cubits, 120 seems too great a height for the porch; but the Syriac, Arabic, and the LXX in the codex Alexandrinus, have only twenty, probably reading, instead of maiah weesrim, "one hundred and twenty," ammoth esrim, "twenty cubits;" which brings it within the proportion of the other measures.ReciprocalExodus 25:11 - General; 1 Kings 6:3 - General; 1 Chronicles 6:10 - Solomon; 28:11 - the porch; 2 Chronicles 29:17 - the porch; Ezra 6:3 - the height; Psalm 78:69 - And he; Ezekiel 40:48 - the porch; Matthew 4:5 - on; Luke 4:9 - on Verse 5the greater1 Kings 6:15-17, 6:21, 6:22ReciprocalExodus 39:15 - chains at the ends; 1 Kings 5:8 - timber of fir; 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the houses; Jeremiah 22:14 - ceiled with cedar; Ezekiel 40:16 - palm trees; 40:22 - palm trees; 41:16 - ceiled with wood Verse 6garnishedHeb. coveredprecious1 Chronicles 29:2, 29:8; Isaiah 54:11, 54:12; Revelation 21:18-21 ParvaimParvaim is supposed by Calmet to be the same as Sepharvaim in Armenia or Media; Bochart is of opinion that it is Taprobanes, now the island of Ceylon, which he drives from taph, a border, and Parvan, i.e., "the coast of Parvan;" but the late Editor of Calmet thinks it the same as the Parvatoi mountains of Ptolemy, at the head of the Indus.

Verse 7overlaidExodus 26:29; 1 Kings 6:20-22, 6:30; Ezekiel 7:20 graved cherubimsExodus 26:1; 1 Kings 6:35Reciprocal6:21 - overlaid; 6:22 - also; Ezekiel 41:2 - the door; 41:18 - with cherubims Verse 8the most holyExodus 26:33; 1 Kings 6:19, 6:20; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1Reciprocal1 Kings 6:16 - built them; 2 Chronicles 29:16 - the inner part; Ezekiel 41:4 - twenty cubits; Mark 15:38 - General Verse 9ReciprocalExodus 38:20 - the pins; 1 Chronicles 28:11 - upper chambers; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 40:7 - General Verse 10two cherubims1 Kings 6:23-28 image workor, as some think, of movable workReciprocalExodus 25:20 - cherubims shall; 36:8 - cherubims Verse 11Reciprocal1 Kings 6:27 - they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims; Ezekiel 1:9 - joined Verse 12ReciprocalEzekiel 1:9 - joined Verse 13inwardor, toward the house, Exodus 25:20ReciprocalPsalm 97:7 - worship Verse 14the veilExodus 26:31-35; Matthew 27:51; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 wroughtHeb. caused to ascendReciprocalExodus 38:18 - needlework; 1 Kings 6:21 - by the chains; 6:29 - carved figures; Luke 23:45 - and the veil Verse 15two pillars1 Kings 7:15-24; Jeremiah 52:20-23 thirtyThe Syriac and Arabic have, agreeably to the parallel passage, "eighteen cubits high;" but the Septuagint, Chaldee, and Vulgate have "thirty and five cubits high." See note on 1 Kings 7:15.highHeb. longReciprocal2 Chronicles 4:12 - To wit; Jeremiah 52:21 - concerning; 52:22 - with network Verse 16chains1 Kings 6:21 an hundred7:20

Verse 17reared up1 Kings 7:21 Jachinthat is, He shall establishBoazthat is, In it is strengthReciprocalEzekiel 40:49 - pillars