2 Chronicles 8:16

2 Chronicles 8:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.
• New International Version (NIV)All Solomon’s work was carried out, from the day the foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid until its completion. So the temple of the Lord was finished.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.

Context of 2 Chronicles 8:16

14In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following the commands of David, the man of God. 15Solomon did not deviate in any way from David’s commands concerning the priests and Levites and the treasuries. So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the Lord was carried out, from the day its foundation was laid to the day of its completion. 17Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath, ports along the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom. 18Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons of gold.

2 Chronicles 8:16 word by word

וַתִּכֹּן֙ כָּל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה עַד־הַיּ֛וֹם מוּסַ֥ד בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְעַד־כְּלֹת֑וֹ שָׁלֵ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now all the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• was preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• unto the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the foundationמוּסָדmûsâd · foundationH4143
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and until it was finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• was perfectedשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 8:16

• 1 Kings 5:18Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple.
• 1 Kings 6:7The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 8:16

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings