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2 Chronicles 1:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Then Solomon came [from his journey] to the high place that [was] at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

2 Chronicles 1:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 1:13

Theological / Devotional

From his journey to the high place. The words “from his journey” are not found in the Hebrew, which reads simply, “And Solomon came to the high place that was in Gibeon to Jerusalem.” Obviously some explanatory phrase is needed or else, with the LXX, “from the high place” should be read instead of “to the high place.”

The record in Chronicles omits such details as Solomon’s awakening to discover that he had a dream, his coming to Jerusalem to offer up sacrifices at the sanctuary there (1 Kings 3:15), and the narrative of his judgment in the case of the two harlots and the child (1 Kings 3:16–28).

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