2 Chronicles 2:9 KJV — MannaFest

2 Chronicles 2:9

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

KJV

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ASV

even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

WEB

to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.

YLT

even to prepare for me trees in abundance, for the house that I am building is great and wonderful.

DBT

even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house that I build shall be great and wonderful.

About this book

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2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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5 verses on the floor

2 Chronicles 7:21
And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
2 Chronicles 2:5
And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
1 Kings 9:8
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?
Ezekiel 7:20
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Psalms 78:69
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

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); for the house must be wonderfully great, that is, very stately and magnificent, no cost must be spared, nor any contrivance wanting in it. Here is Solomon's engagement to maintain the workmen (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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2CH 2:91KI 9:8 JER 22:8-9
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CH 2:91KI 9:8 JER 19:8
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CH 2:91KI 9:8 DEU 29:24-26
2CH 2:92CH 2:5 1CH 16:25
2CH 2:92CH 2:5 PSA 135:5
2CH 2:91KI 9:8 2CH 7:21
2CH 2:92CH 2:5 EXO 15:11
2CH 2:91KI 9:8 JER 22:28

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