2 Chronicles 3:1

2 Chronicles 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Context of 2 Chronicles 3:1

So Solomon began to build the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David, his father. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the site that David had selected. 2The construction began in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign. 3These are the dimensions Solomon used for the foundation of the Temple of God (using the old standard of measurement). It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.

2 Chronicles 3:1 word by word

וַיָּ֣חֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִבְנ֤וֹת אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּהַר֙ הַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִרְאָ֖ה לְדָוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יהוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵכִין֙ בִּמְק֣וֹם דָּוִ֔יד בְּגֹ֖רֶן אָרְנָ֥ן הַיְבוּסִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• beganחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• in mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Moriahמֹרִיָּהmôrîyâh môrîyâh · (Mount) MoriahH4179
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• unto Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• in the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• had preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• in the threshingfloorגֹּ֫רֶןgôren · threshing floorH1637
• of Ornanאׇרְנָן'ornân · OrnanH771
• the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyebûsîy · JebusiteH2983

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:1

• 1 Kings 6:1It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the Lord. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt.
• Genesis 22:2“Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
• 2 Samuel 24:18That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
• 1 Chronicles 21:18Then the angel of the Lord told Gad to instruct David to go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
• 1 Chronicles 22:1Then David said, “This will be the location for the Temple of the Lord God and the place of the altar for Israel’s burnt offerings!”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In Mount Moriah - Supposed to be the same place where Abraham was about to offer his son Isaac; so the Targum: "Solomon began to build the house of the sanctuary of the Lord at Jerusalem, in the place where Abraham had prayed and worshipped in the name of the Lord. This is the place of the earth where all generations shall worship the Lord. Here Abraham was about to offer his son Isaac for a burnt-offering; but he was snatched away by the Word of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Where the Lord appeared unto David - The marginal rendering, or “which was shown to David,” is preferred by some; and the expression is understood to point out to David the proper site for the temple by the appearance of the Angels and the command to build an altar 2 Samuel 24:17-25; 1 Chronicles 21:16-26. In the place that David had prepared - This seems to be the true meaning of the passage, though the order of the words in the original has been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The building of the temple. --There is a more particular account of the building of the temple in 1Ki 6. It must be in the place David had prepared, not only which he had purchased, but which he had fixed on by Divine direction. Full instructions enable us to go about our work with certainty and to proceed therein with comfort. Blessed be God, the Scriptures are enough to render the man of God thoroughly furnished for every good work. Let us search the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Kings focuses on when the temple was built, while Chronicles highlights the importance of its location. The temple stood in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to David. David chose this sacred site, where a plague ended at Araunah the Jebusite's threshing floor. In the land of Moriah, Abraham bound Isaac (Genesis 22:2), and tradition links the Temple Mount to where the Lord provided for Abraham (Genesis 22:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12Ch 3:1, 2. Place and Time of Building the Temple. 1. Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David--These words seem to intimate that the region where the temple was built was previously known by the name of Moriah (Ge 22:2), and do not afford sufficient evidence for affirming, as has been done [Stanley], that the name was first given to the mount, in consequence of the vision seen by David. Mount Moriah was one summit of a range of hills which went…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 3:1

• Jerusalem
• Moriah
• Ornan
• Temple
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jerusalem
• Solomon
• Jebus; Jebusi; Jebusite
• Jebus, Jebusite
• Araunah
• Crimson
• Moriah
• Numbering of the people
• Beauty

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