2 Chronicles 1:6 KJV
And 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.
Words Then and Now
- brasen made of brass or bronze Still heard today: brazen, bold as brass; the same word Webster’s 1828 · Brasen
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- Solomon's choice of wisdom, His strength and wealthSOLOMON began his reign with a pious, public visit to God's altar. Those that pursue present things most eagerly, are likely to be disappointed; while those...
Thompson Chains
- MunificenceLink 8 of 13 · next 2 Chronicles 5:6
- Burnt-offeringsSee the chain from Exodus 29:18 · 15 links
Cross References
- 1 Kings 3:4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
- 1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
- Isaiah 40:16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
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Topics
- Tabernacle Solomon offers sacrifice at
Kings of Israel & Judah
- SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1015–975 BC · Solomon reigns in Israel
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה šĕlōmô שְׁלֹמֹה Proper name
- went up וַיַּעַל wayyaʿal עָלָה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- thither to the brasen שָׁם šām Adverb הַנְּחֹשֶׁת hannĕḥōšet נְחֹשֶׁת Noun · feminine singular · with the
- altar עַל ʿal Preposition מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
- before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
- the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- which was at the tabernacle אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative לְאֹהֶל lĕʾōhel אֹהֶל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of the congregation מוֹעֵד môʿēd מוֹעֵד Noun · masculine singular
- and offered וַיַּעַל wayyaʿal עָלָה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- a thousand אָלֶף ʾālep אֶלֶף Number · masculine or feminine singular
- burnt offerings עָלָיו ʿālāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular עֹלוֹת ʿōlôt עֹלָה Noun · feminine plural
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