2 Chronicles 1:6

6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which [was] at the tent of assembly,^[a] and he offered upon it a thousand burnt offerings.

2 Chronicles 1:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 1:6

And Solomon went up thither
To the high place at Gibeon:

to the brasen altar before the lord;
where he used to be, and accept the sacrifices of his people, though the ark, the symbol of his presence, was not there:

which was at the tabernacle of the congregation;
that is, which altar was there; or rather "who", that is, God, was there, as Osiander, hearing the prayers of his people, and accepting their offerings:

and offered a thousand offerings upon it;
by the priests, see ( 1 Kings 3:4 ) .

2 Chronicles 1:6 In-Context

4 (But the ark of God David had brought up from Kiriath-Jearim to [the place] David had prepared for it, for David had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.)

5 And the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made [was] there before the tabernacle of Yahweh. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out.

6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which [was] at the tent of assembly, and he offered upon it a thousand burnt offerings.

7 On that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I shall give to you."

8 Then Solomon said to God, "You yourself have shown steadfast loyal love to David my father and have made me king in his place.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "meeting"