2 Chronicles 2:1

New Living Translation

Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord, and also a royal palace for himself.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:15

Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 quarry workers in the hill country,

1 Kings 5:5

So I am planning to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God, just as he had instructed my father, David. For the Lord told him, ‘Your son, whom I will place on your throne, will build the Temple to honor my name.’

1 Kings 7:1

Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction.

1 Kings 8:18

But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

1 Kings 8:20

“And now the Lord has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 9:1

So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.

1 Chronicles 22:10

He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will secure the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

2 Chronicles 1:17

At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

2 Chronicles 2:12

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

Deuteronomy 12:11

you must bring everything I command you—your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, and your offerings to fulfill a vow—to the designated place of worship, the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored.

Deuteronomy 12:5

Rather, you must seek the Lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where his name will be honored.

Deuteronomy 28:58

“If you refuse to obey all the words of instruction that are written in this book, and if you do not fear the glorious and awesome name of the Lord your God,