2 Chronicles 8:12

12 Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD ¹ that he had built before the vestibule,

2 Chronicles 8:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:12

Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord
Meaning not barely at the time he rebuilt the above cities, for it was his constant practice:

on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch;
the brasen altar, which was at the entrance into the temple, within the court; of which see ( 2 Chronicles 4:1 ) .

2 Chronicles 8:12 In-Context

10 And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people.

11 Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the LORD has come are holy."

12 Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built before the vestibule,

13 as the duty of each day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the three annual feasts--the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.

14 According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David the man of God had commanded.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 4:1; 2 Chronicles 15:8