2 Chronicles 2:4

Translations

Modern

Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

Traditional

Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

Literal

Behold, I am building a house for the Name of YHWH my God to consecrate to Him, to burn before Him incense of spices, and for continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings at the morning and at the evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the New Moons, and at appointed seasons of YHWH our God. Forever this is upon Israel.

Latin

…sic fac mecum ut ædificem domum nomini Domini Dei mei, ut consecrem eam ad adolendum incensum coram illo, et fumiganda aromata, et ad propositionem panum sempiternam, et ad holocautomata mane, et vespere, sabbatis quoque, et neomeniis, et solemnitatibus Domini Dei nostri in sempiternum, quæ mandata sunt Israëli.

Original

Hebrew

English

Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

Notes

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Solomon

Related verses

Exodus 30:7
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
Exodus 25:30
And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
2 Chronicles 2:1
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
Leviticus 23:1–17
Then the LORD said to Moses,
1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
Numbers 28:1–29
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 24:5–9
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
1 Kings 8:18
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
Exodus 29:38–42
This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.

Parallels

1 Kings 5:1–6

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Sabbath: The seventh day of the week, set apart for rest and worship

Glossary

Bread of the Presence Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Huram Moon Showbread Tyre

Topics

Cedar: David's Ample Provision of, in Jerusalem, for the Temple Dedication: Consecration of a Place of Worship Hiram: Called Huram, King of Tyre: Helps Solomon in Building the Temple Incense: On the Golden Altar Liberality: Solomon Offerings: Burnt: Offered Daily, Morning and Evening Priest: Benefits of The Shewbread Shewbread (Showbread): Required to be Kept Before the Lord Continually Temple: Solomon's for the Continual Shewbread and the Burnt offerings Temple: Solomon's for the offering of Sweet Incense The Feast of the New Moon: Observed with Great Solemnity Tyre: Kingdom of Men and Materials Sent From, to Solomon, for the Erection of the Temple and his Castles

2 Chronicles 2:4

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