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2 Chronicles 1 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

2 Chronicles 1 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
שְׁלֹמֹה Shᵉlômôh H8010 12 Shelomah
מַדָּע maddâʻ H4093 3 intelligence, consciousness
שָׁאַל shâʼal H7592 4 inquire, request
נָתַן nâthan H5414 6 give, put
דָּוִד Dâvid H1732 5 David
אֹהֶל ʼôhel H168 4 tent
מָלַךְ mâlak H4427 4 reign, ascend the throne

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“In the close of the foregoing book we read how God magnified Solomon and Israel obeyed him; God and Israel concurred to honour him. Now here we have an account, I. How he honoured God by sacrifice (ver. 1-6) and by prayer, ver. 7-12. II. How he honoured Israel by increasing their strength, wealth, and trade, ver. 13-17. God's Goodness to Solomon. (b. c. 1015.) 1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 1:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Gibeon — 2 Chr 1:13
  • Jerusalem — 2 Chr 1:13
  • Shephelah — 2 Chr 1:15
  • Egypt — 2 Chr 1:16

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