Passage Research
2 Chronicles 8 — Sermon Preparation
Solomon completes his building projects, organizes the temple worship according to Moses' commands, and his reign's achievements are summarized. 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.
- 18
- verses
- 291 / 135
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- 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.
“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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