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2 Chronicles 1:5 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 1 · verse 5
Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.2 Chronicles 1:5 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 1:5 in context
3So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
5Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
6And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
7In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- tabernaclemishkâna residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the graveH4908 →
- BezaleelBᵉtsalʼêlBetsalel, the name of two IsraelitesH1212 →
- brasennᵉchôshethcopper, hence, something made of that metalH5178 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- madeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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Here is, I. Solomon's great prosperity, Ch2 1:1. Though he had a contested title, yet, God being with him, he was strengthened in his kingdom; his heart and hands were strengthened, and his interest in the people. God's presence will be our strength. II. His great piety and devotion.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-12