2 Chronicles 3:2

2 Chronicles 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
• New International Version (NIV)He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

Context of 2 Chronicles 3:2

1Solomon began building the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. He began building on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign. 3Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple; its length (determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet. 4The porch in front of the main hall was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its height was 30 feet. He plated the inside with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 3:2 word by word

וַ֠יָּחֶל לִבְנ֞וֹת בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ בַּשֵּׁנִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֖ע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he beganחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• in the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• in the fourthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of his reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:2

• 1 Kings 6:1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The book of Kings dates the start of the temple construction by linking it to the exodus from Egypt (1 Kings 6:1). Chronicles often leaves out mentions of the exodus. This may highlight the ongoing and lasting connection between the people, the land, and God.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings