2 Chronicles 1:6

1:6 Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord which was at the meeting tent, and he offered up a thousand burnt sacrifices.

2 Chronicles 1:14

Solomon’s Wealth

1:14 Solomon accumulated ¹  chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. ² 

2 Chronicles 2:2

2:2 (2:1) Solomon had ³  70,000 common laborers ⁴  and 80,000 stonecutters ⁵  in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 2:11

2:11 King Huram ⁷  of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king.”

2 Chronicles 3:3

3:3 Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple; ⁸  its length (determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 4:11

4:11 Huram Abi ¹⁰  made the pots, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on God’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 4:16

4:16 and the pots, shovels, and meat forks. ¹²  All the items King Solomon assigned Huram Abi to make for the Lord’s temple ¹³  were made from polished bronze.

2 Chronicles 4:19

4:19 Solomon also made these items for God’s temple: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence ¹⁴  was kept,

2 Chronicles 7:1

Solomon Dedicates the Temple

7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven ¹⁵  and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the Lord’s splendor filled the temple.

2 Chronicles 7:5

7:5 King Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.

2 Chronicles 7:11

The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

7:11 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, and accomplished all his plans for the Lord’s temple and his royal palace, ¹⁶ 

2 Chronicles 8:9-10

8:9 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; ¹⁷  the Israelites served as his soldiers, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. ¹⁸  8:10 These men worked for Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people. ¹⁹ 

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. ²⁰ 

2 Chronicles 9:10

9:10 (Huram’s ²¹  servants, aided by Solomon’s servants, brought gold from Ophir, as well as ²²  fine ²³  timber and precious gems.

2 Chronicles 9:12

9:12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. ²⁴  Then she left and returned ²⁵  to her homeland with her attendants.

2 Chronicles 9:14

9:14 besides what he collected from the merchants ²⁶  and traders. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:25

9:25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses ²⁷  and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. ²⁸ 

2 Chronicles 9:31

9:31 Then Solomon passed away ²⁹  and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 10:2

10:2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

2 Chronicles 13:7

13:7 Lawless good-for-nothing men ³⁰  gathered around him and conspired ³¹  against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man ³²  and could not resist them.

2 Chronicles 30:26

30:26 There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel. ³³ 

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¹ tn Or “gathered.”

² tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”

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³ tn Heb “counted,” perhaps “conscripted” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

⁴ tn Heb “carriers of loads.”

⁵ tn Or “quarry workers”; Heb “cutters” (probably referring to stonecutters).

⁶ tc The parallel text of MT in 1 Kgs 5:16 has “thirty-six hundred,” but some Greek mss there read “thirty-six hundred” in agreement with 2 Chr 2:2, 18.

tn Heb “and 3,600 supervisors over them.”

⁷ tn Heb “Huram” (also in v. 12). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

⁸ tn Heb “and these are the founding of Solomon to build the house of God.”

⁹ tn Heb “the length [in] cubits by the former measure was sixty cubits, and a width of twenty cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches (45 cm) for the standard cubit, the length of the foundation would be 90 feet (27 m) and its width 30 feet (9 m).

¹⁰ tn Heb “Huram,” but here this refers to Huram Abi (2 Chr 2:13). The complete name has been used in the translation to avoid possible confusion with King Huram of Tyre.

¹¹ tn Heb “Huram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of God.”

¹² tc Some prefer to read here “bowls,” see v. 11 and 1 Kgs 7:45.

¹³ tn Heb “Huram Abi made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “the bread of the face/presence.”

sn This bread offered to God was viewed as a perpetual offering to God. See Lev 24:5-9.

¹⁵ tn Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

¹⁶ tn Heb “and all that entered the heart of Solomon to do in the house of the Lord and in his house he successfully accomplished.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “and from the sons of Israel which Solomon did not assign to the laborers for his work.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who belonged to the king, Solomon, 250, the ones ruling over the people.”

²⁰ tn Heb “the porch.”

²¹ tn Heb “Huram’s” (also in v. 21). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

²² tn Heb “who brought gold from Ophir, brought.”

²³ tn Heb “algum.”

²⁴ tn Heb “besides what she brought to the king.”

²⁵ tn Heb “turned and went.”

²⁶ tn Heb “traveling men.”

²⁷ tc The parallel text of 1 Kgs 10:26 reads “fourteen hundred chariots.”

²⁸ tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”

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²⁹ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

³⁰ tn Heb “empty men, sons of wickedness.”

³¹ tn Heb “strengthened themselves.”

³² tn Heb “a young man and tender of heart.”

³³ tn Heb “and there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, there was nothing like this in Jerusalem.”