2 Chronicles 2:1

Easy-to-Read Version

Solomon planned to build a Temple to give honor to the Lord 's name. He also planned to build a palace for himself.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself,

Hebrew Names Version
Now Shlomo purposed to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

King James Version
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord , and an house for his kingdom.

English Standard Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord , and a royal palace for himself.

New Century Version
Solomon decided to build a temple as a place to worship the Lord and also a palace for himself.

New English Translation
Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord , as well as a royal palace for himself.

Amplified Bible
Now Solomon decided to build a house (temple) for the Name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

New American Standard Bible
Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

World English Bible
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Salomon determined to builde an house for the Name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Solomon decided to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.

Berean Standard Bible
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon decided to build a temple where the Lord would be worshiped, and also to build a palace for himself.

Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo enlisted 70,000 men who carried loads, another 80,000 men who were stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 supervising them.

Darby Translation
And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

George Lamsa Translation
AND Solomon commanded to build a temple for the name of the LORD and a house for his kingdom.

Good News Translation
King Solomon decided to build a temple where the Lord would be worshiped, and also to build a palace for himself.

Lexham English Bible
And Solomon planned to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.

Literal Translation
And Solomon said to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomon thoughte to buylde an house vnto the name of the LORDE, & an house for his kyngdome:

American Standard Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Bible in Basic English
Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon determined to buylde an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

King James Version (1611)
And Solomon determined to build an house for the Name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon said that he would build a house to the name of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.

English Revised Version
Now Solomon purposed to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Salomon demyde to bilde an hows to the name of the Lord, and a paleis to hym silf.

Update Bible Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

New King James Version
1 Kings 5:1-18">[xr] Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal house for himself.

New Living Translation
Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord , and also a royal palace for himself.

New Life Bible
Solomon planned to build a house for the name of the Lord, and a king's house for himself.

New Revised Standard
Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of the Lord , and a royal palace for himself.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Solomon gave word to build a house for the Name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon determined to build a house to the name of the Lord, and a palace for himself.

Revised Standard Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.

Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon saith to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom,

THE MESSAGE
Solomon gave orders to begin construction on the house of worship in honor of God and a palace for himself.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

Contextual Overview

¹ Solomon planned to build a Temple to give honor to the Lord 's name. He also planned to build a palace for himself. ² He got 70,000 laborers and 80,000 stonemasons to cut stones in the mountains. He chose 3600 foremen to supervise the workers. ³ Then Solomon sent this message to King Hiram of Tyre: "Help me as you helped my father David. You sent him cedar logs so that he could build a palace for himself to live in. ⁴ I will build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God. At the Temple we will burn incense in front of him, and we will always put the holy bread on the special table. We will offer burnt offerings every morning and evening, on the Sabbath days, during New Moon celebrations, and on the other special meeting days that the Lord our God has commanded us to celebrate. This is a rule for the people of Israel to obey forever. ⁵ "I will build a great temple because our God is greater than all the other gods. ⁶ No one can really build a house to put our God in. The whole sky and the highest heaven cannot contain our God, so I cannot build a temple to put him in. I can only build a place to burn incense to honor him. ⁷ "Now I would like you to send me a man who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. He must know how to work with purple, red, and blue cloth. He will work here in Judah and Jerusalem with the craftsmen my father chose. ⁸ Also send me wood from cedar trees, pine trees, and algum trees from the country of Lebanon. I know your servants are experienced at cutting down trees from Lebanon. My servants will help your servants. ⁹ I will need lots of wood because the Temple I am building will be very large and beautiful. ¹⁰ This is what I will pay for your servants to cut down the trees for wood. I will give them 125,000 bushels of wheat for food, 125,000 bushels of barley, 115,000 gallons of wine, and 115,000 gallons of oil."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

determined: 1 Kings 5:5

for the name: Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:11, Deuteronomy 28:58, 1 Kings 8:18, 1 Kings 8:20, 1 Chronicles 22:10, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:10

an house: 1 Kings 7:1, 1 Kings 9:1

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:1 - the house 2 Chronicles 2:4 - build 2 Chronicles 2:12 - an house 2 Chronicles 7:11 - Solomon Acts 7:47 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
God created the sky and the earth. At first,

Genesis 1:10
God named the dry land "earth," and he named the water that was gathered together "seas." And God saw that this was good.

Genesis 2:3
God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day. He made it special because on that day he rested from all the work he did while creating the world.

Genesis 2:4
This is the story about the creation of the sky and the earth. This is what happened when the Lord God made the earth and the sky.

Genesis 2:5
This was before there were plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields because the Lord God had not yet made it rain on the earth, and there was no one to care for the plants.

Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, in a place named Eden. He put the man he made in that garden.

Genesis 2:11
The name of the first river was Pishon. This river flowed around the entire country of Havilah.

Genesis 2:13
The name of the second river was Gihon. This river flowed around the whole land of Cush.

Exodus 20:11
That is because the Lord worked six days and made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. And on the seventh day, he rested. In this way the Lord blessed the Sabbath—the day of rest. He made that a very special day.

Exodus 31:17
The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.'" (The Lord worked six days and made the sky and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.)

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord,.... For the worship and service of God, and for his honour and glory, being directed, enjoined, and encouraged to it by his father David:

and an house for his kingdom; for a royal palace for him, and his successors, first the one, and then the other; and in this order they were built.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II

Solomon determines to build a temple, 1.

The number of his workmen, 2.

Sends to Huram for artificers and materials, 3-10.

Huram sends him a favourable answer, and makes an agreement

with him concerning the labour to be done, and the wages to

be paid to his men, 11-16.

The number of strangers in the land, and how employed, 17, 18.

NOTES ON CHAP. II

Verse 2 Chronicles 2:1. A house for the name of the Lord — A temple for the worship of Jehovah.

A house for his kingdom. — A royal palace for his own use as king of Israel.