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2 Chronicles 8 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 8, 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 8 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
שְׁלֹמֹה Shᵉlômôh H8010 15 Shelomah
בָּנָה bânâh H1129 8 build
עִיר ʻîyr H5892 7 city, waking
בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Bêyth Chôwrôwn H1032 4 Beth-Choron
חַג chag H2282 3 festival, victim
חֲמַת צוֹבָה Chămath Tsôwbâh H2578 2 Chamath-Tsobah
עֶבֶד ʻebed H5650 4 servant

How preachers through history handled this text

3 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“In this chapter we are told, I. What cities Solomon built, ver. 1-6. II. What workmen Solomon employed, ver. 7-10. III. What care he took about a proper settlement for his wife, ver. 11. IV. What a good method he put the temple-service into, ver. 12-16. V. What trading he had with foreign countries, ver. 17, 18. Solomon's Buildings. (b. c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 8:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • City of David — 2 Chr 8:11
  • Edom — 2 Chr 8:17
  • Elath — 2 Chr 8:17
  • Ezion-geber — 2 Chr 8:17
  • Red Sea 2 — 2 Chr 8:17
  • Ophir — 2 Chr 8:18

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