2 Chronicles 8:12

12 On the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD,

2 Chronicles 8:12 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
English Standard Version (ESV)
12 Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built before the vestibule,
New Living Translation (NLT)
12 Then Solomon presented burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar he had built for him in front of the entry room of the Temple.
The Message Bible (MSG)
12 Then Solomon offered Whole-Burnt-Offerings to God on the Altar of God that he had built in front of The Temple porch.
American Standard Version (ASV)
12 Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah, which he had built before the porch,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
12 Then Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD's altar that he built in front of the entrance hall.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord's altar he had made in front of the vestibule
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
12 Solomon had built the LORD's altar. It stood in front of the temple porch. On that altar Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord.

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 They were also King Solomon’s chief officials—two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.
11 Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, “My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
12 On the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD,
13 according to the daily requirement for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths, the New Moons and the three annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles.
14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties, and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S 1 Kings 8:64; 2 Chronicles 4:1; 2 Chronicles 15:8
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