2 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1:1 Solomon, son of David, strengthened[1] his hold on his kingdom. Yahveh[2] his God was with him and highly exalted him.

2 Chronicles 1:2 Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains[3] of thousands and hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader[4] in all Israel – the family heads.

2 Chronicles 1:3 Solomon and the whole congregation[5] with him went to the high place in Gibeon because of God’s conference[6] tent, which Yahveh’s slave[7] Moses had made in the open country,[8] was there.

2 Chronicles 1:4 But[9] David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had set up for it because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 1:5 but he put the bronze altar, which Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, in the face[10] of Yahveh’s tabernacle. Solomon and the congregation inquired of him there.

2 Chronicles 1:6 Solomon offered sacrifices on the bronze altar at the conference tent in Yahveh’s face, a thousand ascending[11] offerings.

2 Chronicles 1:7 That night, God appeared to Solomon and said to him: “Ask. What should I give you?”

2 Chronicles 1:8 And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great covenant faithfulness[12] to my father David, and you have made me king in his place.

2 Chronicles 1:9 Lord God, let your promise to my father David now come true. Because you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the land.[13]

2 Chronicles 1:10 Now grant me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people, for who can judge this great people of yours?”

2 Chronicles 1:11 God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart, and you have not requested riches, wealth, or an impressive appearance,[14] or for the throat[15] of those who hate you, and you have not even requested long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may judge my people over whom I have made you king,

2 Chronicles 1:12 wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and an impressive appearance, unlike what was given to the kings who were before you or will be given to those after you.”

2 Chronicles 1:13 So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon, facing the conference tent, and reigned over Israel.

2 Chronicles 1:14 Solomon gathered[16] 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, placed[17] in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 1:15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.

2 Chronicles 1:16 Solomon’s horses came from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders would get them from Kue at the going price.

2 Chronicles 1:17 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for fifteen pounds of silver and a horse for nearly four pounds. In the same way, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram through their agents.

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[1] חָזָק = be strong, strongly, catch. 2 Chronicles 1:1; 7:22; 8:3; 11:11, 12, 17; 12:13; 13:7, 8, 21; 15:7, 8; 16:9; 17:1; 19:11; 21:4; 23:1; 24:5, 12; 25:3, 8, 11; 26:8, 9, 15, 16; 27:5, 6; 28:15, 20; 29:3, 34; 31:4; 32:5, 7; 34:8, 10; 35:2.

[2] יָהְוֶה = Yahveh (God’s name). 2 Chronicles 1:1, 3, 5, 6, 9; 2:1, 4, 11, 12; 3:1; 4:16; 5:1, 2, 7, 10, 13, 14; 6:1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 41, 42; 7:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22; 8:1, 11, 12, 16; 9:4, 8, 11; 10:15; 11:2, 4, 14, 16; 12:1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14; 13:5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20; 14:2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14; 15:2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; 16:2, 7, 8, 9, 12; 17:3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 16; 18:4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 31; 19:2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; 20:3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 37; 21:6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18; 22:4, 7, 9; 23:3, 5, 6, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20; 24:2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24; 25:2, 4, 7, 9, 15, 27; 26:4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; 27:2, 3, 6; 28:1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25; 29:2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 30, 31, 32, 35; 30:1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; 31:2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 20; 32:8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26; 33:2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23; 34:2, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33; 35:1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 16, 26; 36:5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23.

[3] שַׂר = captain. 2 Chronicles 1:2; 8:9, 10; 12:5, 6, 10; 16:4; 17:7, 14, 15; 18:25, 30, 31, 32; 21:4, 9; 22:8; 23:1, 9, 13, 14, 20; 24:10, 17, 23; 25:5; 26:11; 28:14, 21; 29:20, 30; 30:2, 6, 12, 24; 31:8; 32:3, 6, 21, 31; 33:11, 14; 34:8; 35:8, 9; 36:14, 18.

[4] נָשִׂיא = leader, general. 2 Chronicles 1:2; 5:2;.

[5] קָהָל = congregation. 2 Chronicles 1:3, 5; 6:3, 12, 13; 7:8; 20:5, 14; 23:3; 24:6; 28:14; 29:23, 28, 31, 32; 30:2, 4, 13, 17, 23, 24, 25; 31:18.

[6] מוֹעֵד = conference, appointed. 2 Chronicles 1:3, 6, 13; 2:4; 5:5; 8:13; 30:22; 31:3.

[7] עֶבֶד = slave. 2 Chronicles 1:3; 2:8, 10, 15; 6:14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 42; 8:9, 18; 9:4, 7, 10, 12, 21; 10:7; 12:8; 13:6; 24:6, 9, 25; 25:3; 28:10; 32:9, 16; 33:24; 34:16, 20; 35:23, 24; 36:20.

[8] מִדְבָּר = open country. 2 Chronicles 1:3; 8:4; 20:16, 20, 24; 24:9; 26:10.

[9] אֲבָל = certainly, but. 2 Chronicles 1:4; 33:17.

[10] פָּנִים = face, before. 2 Chronicles 1:5, 6, 10, 12; 2:4, 6; 3:4, 8, 13, 15, 17; 4:19, 20; 5:6, 9, 14; 6:3, 12, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 42; 7:4, 7, 14, 17, 19, 20; 8:12; 9:7, 11, 23; 10:2, 6, 8; 12:5; 13:7, 13, 14, 15, 16; 14:5, 7, 10, 12, 13; 15:2, 8; 18:9, 20; 19:2, 7, 11; 20:3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21; 23:17; 24:14; 25:8, 14, 17, 21; 26:19; 27:6; 28:3, 9, 14; 29:6, 11, 19, 23; 30:9; 31:20; 32:2, 7, 12, 21; 33:2, 9, 12, 19, 23; 34:4, 18, 24, 27, 31; 36:12.

[11] עֹלָה = ascending (offering). 2 Chronicles 1:6; 2:4; 4:6; 7:1, 7; 8:12; 13:11; 23:18; 24:14; 29:7, 18, 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35; 30:15; 31:2, 3; 35:12, 14, 16.

[12] חֶסֶד = covenant faithfulness.  2 Chronicles 1:8; 5:13; 6:14, 42; 7:3, 6; 20:21; 24:22; 32:32; 35:26.

[13] אֶרֶץ = land. 2 Chronicles 1:9; 2:12, 17; 6:5, 14, 18, 27, 28, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38; 7:3, 13, 14, 21, 22; 8:6, 8, 17; 9:5, 11, 12, 14, 22, 23, 26, 28; 11:23; 12:8; 13:9; 14:1, 6, 7; 15:5, 8; 16:9; 17:2, 10; 19:3, 5; 20:7, 10, 18, 24, 29; 22:12; 23:13, 20, 21; 26:21; 30:9, 10, 25; 32:4, 13, 17, 19, 21, 31; 33:25; 34:7, 8, 33; 36:1, 3, 21, 23.

[14] כָּבוֹד = impressive appearance, reward, honor. 2 Chronicles 1:11, 12; 5:14; 7:1, 2, 3; 17:5; 18:1; 26:18; 32:27, 33.

[15] נֶפֶשׁ = throat (life). 2 Chronicles 1:11; 6:38; 15:12; 34:31.

[16] אָסַף = gather. 2 Chronicles 1:14; 12:5; 24:11; 28:24; 29:4, 15, 20; 30:3, 13; 34:9, 28, 29.

[17] נוּחַ = place, allow.2 Chronicles 1:14; 4:8; 6:41; 9:25; 14:6, 7; 15:15; 20:30.

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