2 Chronicles 2:5

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

2 Chronicles 2:9

2:9 to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

2 Chronicles 3:6

3:6 He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim. ¹ 

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 20:8

20:8 They settled down in it and built in it a temple ²  to honor you, ³  saying,

2 Chronicles 31:11

31:11 Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Lord’s temple. When this was done, ⁴ 

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¹ tn Heb “and he plated the house [with] precious stone for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.”

sn The location of Parvaim, the source of the gold for Solomon’s temple, is uncertain. Some have identified it with modern Farwa in Yemen; others relate it to the Sanskrit parvam and understand it to be a general term for the regions east of Palestine.

² tn Or “sanctuary.”

³ tn Heb “for your name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “to honor you”).

⁴ tn Heb “and they prepared.”