2 Chronicles 8:12

12 Then Solomon offered holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of the Lord which he had built before the porch,

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 all the chief captains of king Solomon’s army were two hundred and fifty, who taught the people.

11 And he removed the daughter of Pharao from the city of David, to the house which he had built for her. For the king said: My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, for it is sanctified: because the ark of the Lord came into it.

12 Then Solomon offered holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of the Lord which he had built before the porch,

13 That every day an offering might be made on it according to the ordinance of Moses, in the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the festival days three times a year, that is to say, in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

14 And he appointed according to the order of David his father the offices of the priests in their ministries: and the Levites in their order to give praise, and minister before the priests according to the duty of every day: and the porters in their divisions by gate and gate: for so David the man of God had commanded.