5 And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.
Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds; and they will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.
There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works. Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his power may never be searched out.
As for their beautiful ornament, they had put it on high, and had made the images of their disgusting and hated things in it: for this cause I have made it an unclean thing to them.
Worthy.Bible » Commentaries » Matthew Henry Commentary » Commentary on 2 Chronicles 2
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
Solomon's trading, which we read of in the close of the foregoing chapter, and the encouragement he gave both to merchandise and manufacturers, were very commendable. But building was the work he was designed for, and to that business he is here applying himself. Here is,
2Ch 2:1-10
Solomon's wisdom was given him, not merely for speculation, to entertain himself (though it is indeed a princely entertainment), nor merely for conversation, to entertain his friends, but for action; and therefore to action he immediately applies himself. Observe,
2Ch 2:11-18
Here we have,