Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD, New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built before the vestibule, Berean Standard Bible At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. King James Bible Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, New King James Version Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the vestibule, New American Standard Bible Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built in front of the porch; NASB 1995 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch; NASB 1977 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch; Legacy Standard Bible Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of Yahweh which he had built before the porch; Amplified Bible Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built in front of the porch [of the temple], Christian Standard Bible At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD’s altar he had made in front of the portico. Holman Christian Standard Bible At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD’s altar he had made in front of the portico. American Standard Version Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah, which he had built before the porch, Contemporary English Version Solomon offered sacrifices to the LORD on the altar he had built in front of the temple porch. English Revised Version Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD's altar that he built in front of the entrance hall. Good News Translation Solomon offered sacrifices to the LORD on the altar which he had built in front of the Temple. International Standard Version Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD's altar that he had built in front of the porch of the Temple, Majority Standard Bible At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. NET Bible Then Solomon offered burnt sacrifices to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built in front of the temple's porch. New Heart English Bible Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, Webster's Bible Translation Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, World English Bible Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on Yahweh’s altar which he had built before the porch, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThen Solomon has caused burnt-offerings to ascend to YHWH on the altar of YHWH that he built before the porch, Young's Literal Translation Then hath Solomon caused to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah that he built before the porch, Smith's Literal Translation Then Solomon brought up burnt-offerings to Jehovah upon the altar of Jehovah which he built before the porch Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen Solomon offered holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of the Lord which he had built before the porch, Catholic Public Domain Version Then Solomon offered holocausts to the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had constructed before the portico, New American Bible In those times Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD upon the altar of the LORD which he had built in front of the porch, New Revised Standard Version Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the vestibule, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and peace offerings upon the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Then Solomon was bringing sacrifices to LORD JEHOVAH, and peace offerings on the altar of LORD JEHOVAH that he built before the porch. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, Brenton Septuagint Translation Then Solomon offered up to the Lord whole-burnt-offerings on the altar which he had built to the Lord before the temple, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Additional Accomplishments…11Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.” 12At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. 13He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.… Cross References 1 Kings 9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple. 1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 7:4-5 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. / And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 2 Chronicles 7:12 the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 2 Chronicles 2:4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. 2 Chronicles 5:6 There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. Leviticus 1:3-9 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. / And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. ... Deuteronomy 12:5-6 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. Exodus 29:38-42 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ... Numbers 28:3-8 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, / along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives. ... 1 Chronicles 16:40 to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep. 2 Chronicles 29:21-24 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ... Hebrews 10:1-4 For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ... Hebrews 9:9-10 It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. / They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform. Hebrews 10:11 Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. Treasury of Scripture Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, on the altar 2 Chronicles 4:1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. 1 Chronicles 28:17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver: Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. before the porch John 10:23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Jump to Previous Altar Ascend Built Burned Burnt Burnt-Offerings Caused Covered Front Offered Offerings Porch Portico Sacrificed Solomon Vestibule WayJump to Next Altar Ascend Built Burned Burnt Burnt-Offerings Caused Covered Front Offered Offerings Porch Portico Sacrificed Solomon Vestibule Way2 Chronicles 8 1. Solomon's buildings7. The remaining Canaanites, Solomon makes tributaries, but the Israelites rulers 11. Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house 12. Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices 14. He appoints the priests and Levites to their places 17. The navy fetches gold from Ophir At that time This phrase situates the events within a specific period in Solomon's reign, likely after the completion of the temple and his palace. It underscores the importance of timing in God's plan, reminding us that there is a season for every purpose under heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Historically, this was a time of peace and prosperity in Israel, allowing Solomon to focus on spiritual and religious duties. Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico This whole section corresponds to the single verse, 1Kings 9:25, which the chronicler has paraphrased in 2Chronicles 8:12-13, and extended by the addition of further details in 2Chronicles 8:14-15. (12) Then.--After the consecration of the Temple. . . . Verses 12, 13. - Parallel in compressed form 1 Kings 9:25. After a certain rate every day; Hebrew, וּבִדְבַר־יום; the probable meaning is, according to the fixed appointment of day after day (Exodus 23:14; Exodus 29:23, 38; Numbers 28:3; Deuteronomy 16:16).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew At that timeאָ֣ז (’āz) Adverb Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne offered הֶעֱלָ֧ה (he·‘ĕ·lāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively burnt offerings עֹל֖וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering to the LORD לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel on עַ֚ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altar מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4196: An altar of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel he had built בָּנָ֖ה (bā·nāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build in front לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the portico. הָאוּלָֽם׃ (hā·’ū·lām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 197: A vestibule Links 2 Chronicles 8:12 NIV2 Chronicles 8:12 NLT 2 Chronicles 8:12 ESV 2 Chronicles 8:12 NASB 2 Chronicles 8:12 KJV 2 Chronicles 8:12 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 8:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 8:12 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 8:12 French Bible 2 Chronicles 8:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |