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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 2:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ch 2:5 |
King James |
And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
See Kg1 6:2 note. In Jewish eyes, at the time that the temple was built, it may have been "great," that is to say, it may have exceeded the dimensions of any single separate building existing in Palestine up to the time of its erection.
Great is our God ... - This may seem inappropriate as addressed to a pagan king. But it appears Ch2 2:11-12 that Hiram acknowledged Yahweh as the supreme deity, probably identifying Him with his own Melkarth. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Great - For though the temple strictly so called, was but small, yet the buildings belonging to it, were large and numerous. |
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.