2nd Chronicles Chapter 2 verse 1 Holy Bible
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
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Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.
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And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
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And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
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And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
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Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.
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And Solomon saith to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - In the Hebrew text this verse stands as the last of ch. 1. Determined. The Hebrew word is the ordinary word for "said;" as, e.g., in the expression of such frequent occurrence, "The Lord said." Its natural equivalent here might be, he gave the word, or issued the command, for the building of a house. For the Name of the Lord; better, to the Name of the Lord (1 Kings 5:3; or in Hebrew text, 5:18; 1 Chronicles 22:7). The expression," the Name of the Lord," is of very early date (Genesis 4:26). A name named upon a person at the first purported as far as possible to mark his nature, either its tout ensemble or some striking attribute of it. Hence the changed name, sometimes of Divine interposition (Genesis 17:5, 15; Genesis 32:28; Genesis 35:10); and much more noticeably the alterations of the Divine Name, to serve and to mark the progressive development of the revelation of God to man (Genesis 17:1; Exodus 3:14; Exodus 6:3; Exodus 34:14). So the Name of the Lord stands ever - monogram most sacred - for himself. A house for his kingdom; i.e. a royal residence for Solomon himself. This is mere clearly expressed as, "in his own house" (2 Chronicles 7:11; 2 Chronicles 8:1; 1 Kings 9:10, 15). The description of this house for himself is given in 1 Kings 7:1-13. But no parallel account exists in Chronicles.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Determined.--Literally, said, which may mean either commanded, as in 2Chronicles 1:2; 1Chronicles 21:17, or thought, purposed, resolved, as in 1Kings 5:5. The context seems to favour the latter sense.And an house for his kingdom.--Or, for his royalty; that is, as the Vulg. renders, a palace for himself. Solomon's royal palace is mentioned again in 2Chronicles 2:12; 2Chronicles 7:11; 2Chronicles 8:1; but the building of it is not related in the Chronicle. (See 1Kings 7:1-12.) . . .
