2 Chronicles 1:5 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

2 Chronicles 1:5

3 Then Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to¹ the high place that was at ^aGibeon; for the tabernacle of meeting with God was there, which Moses the servant of the Lord had ^bmade in the wilderness.

4 ^aBut David had brought up the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

5 Now ^athe bronze altar that ^bBezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord; Solomon and the assembly sought Him there.

6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of meeting, and ^aoffered a thousand burnt offerings on it.

7 ^aOn that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

<< 2 Chronicles 1:4

2 Chronicles 1:6 >>

2 Chronicles 1:2-5

SOLEMN OFFERING OF SOLOMON AT GIBEON. (II Chronicles 1:1-6)

Then Solomon spake unto all Israel—The heads, or leading officers, who are afterwards specified, were summoned to attend their sovereign in a solemn religious procession. The date of this occurrence was the second year of Solomon's reign, and the high place at Gibeon was chosen for the performance of the sacred rites, because the tabernacle and all the ancient furniture connected with the national worship were deposited there. Zadok was the officiating high priest (I Chronicles 16:39). It is true that the ark had been removed and placed in a new tent which David had made for it at Jerusalem [II Chronicles 1:4]. But the brazen altar, "before the tabernacle of the Lord," on which the burnt offerings were appointed by the law to be made, was at Gibeon. And although David had been led by extraordinary events and tokens of the divine presence to sacrifice on the threshing-floor of Araunah, Solomon considered it his duty to present his offerings on the legally appointed spot "before the tabernacle," and on the time-honored altar prepared by the skill of Bezaleel in the wilderness (Exodus 38:1).

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Chronicles 1:5:**

1 Kings 3:4
2 Chronicles 1:2-5

<< 2 Chronicles 1:4

2 Chronicles 1:6 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.