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2 Chronicles covers the reign of Solomon through the fall of Jerusalem and closes with Cyrus's decree (2 Chr 36:23) — identical to the opening of Ezra, creating a canonical seam between exile and return.
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2 Chronicles covers the reign of Solomon through the fall of Jerusalem and closes with Cyrus's decree (2 Chr 36:23) — identical to the opening of Ezra, creating a canonical seam between exile and return.
The Solomonic Temple (chs. 1-9) and the later reforming kings (Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah) are placed in the Chronicler's recurring pattern: seek God, experience blessing; forsake God, face judgment. The logic is applied by Jesus and Paul: covenant integrity produces flourishing, covenant infidelity produces decay — both individually and nationally.
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2Chronicles 3:1
Hebrew
וַיָּחֶל שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֹת אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָה בִּירוּשָׁלִַם בְּהַר הַמּוֹרִיָּה אֲשֶׁר נִרְאָה לְדָוִיד אָבִיהוּ אֲשֶׁר הֵכִין בִּמְקוֹם דָּוִיד בְּגֹרֶן אָרְנָן הַיְבוּסִֽי׃vayachel-shelomoh-livenvot-'et-veyt-yehvah-viyrvshaliam-vehar-hamvoriyah-'asher-nire'ah-ledaviyd-'aviyhv-'asher-hekhiyn-vimeqvom-daviyd-vegoren-'arenan-hayevvsiy
KJV: Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
AKJV: Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
ASV: Then Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, whereJehovahappeared unto David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
YLT: And Solomon beginneth to build the house of Jehovah, in Jerusalem, in the mount of Moriah, where He appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,
Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:2
Hebrew
וַיָּחֶל לִבְנוֹת בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי בַּשֵּׁנִי בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבַּע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃vayachel-livenvot-vachodesh-hasheniy-vasheniy-vishenat-'areva'-lemalekhvtvo
KJV: And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
AKJV: And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. ¶
ASV: And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
YLT: and he beginneth to build in the second day , in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:2Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:2
2Chronicles 3:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:3
Hebrew
וְאֵלֶּה הוּסַד שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֹת אֶת־בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים הָאֹרֶךְ אַמּוֹת בַּמִּדָּה הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה אַמּוֹת שִׁשִּׁים וְרֹחַב אַמּוֹת עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ve'eleh-hvsad-shelomoh-livenvot-'et-veyt-ha'elohiym-ha'orekhe-'amvot-vamidah-hari'shvonah-'amvot-shishiym-verochav-'amvot-'esheriym
KJV: Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
AKJV: Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was three score cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
ASV: Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
YLT: And in these hath Solomon been instructed to build the house of God: The length in cubits by the former measure is sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:3Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:3
2Chronicles 3:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:4
Hebrew
וְהָאוּלָם אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֹרֶךְ עַל־פְּנֵי רֹֽחַב־הַבַּיִת אַמּוֹת עֶשְׂרִים וְהַגֹּבַהּ מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים וַיְצַפֵּהוּ מִפְּנִימָה זָהָב טָהֽוֹר׃veha'vlam-'asher-'al-feney-ha'orekhe-'al-feney-rochav-havayit-'amvot-'esheriym-vehagovah-me'ah-ve'esheriym-vayetzafehv-mifeniymah-zahav-tahvor
KJV: And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
AKJV: And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
ASV: And the porch that was before the house, the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
YLT: As to the porch that is on the front, the length is by the front of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty, and he overlayeth it within with pure gold.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:4Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:4
2Chronicles 3:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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2Chronicles 3:4
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:5
Hebrew
וְאֵת ׀ הַבַּיִת הַגָּדוֹל חִפָּה עֵץ בְּרוֹשִׁים וַיְחַפֵּהוּ זָהָב טוֹב וַיַּעַל עָלָיו תִּמֹרִים וְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ve'et- -havayit-hagadvol-chifah-'etz-vervoshiym-vayechafehv-zahav-tvov-vaya'al-'alayv-timoriym-veshareshervot
KJV: And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
AKJV: And the greater house he paneled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
ASV: And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
YLT: And the large house he hath covered with fir-trees, and he doth cover it with good gold, and causeth to ascend on it palms and chains,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:5Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:5
2Chronicles 3:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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2Chronicles 3:5
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:6
Hebrew
וַיְצַף אֶת־הַבַּיִת אֶבֶן יְקָרָה לְתִפְאָרֶת וְהַזָּהָב זְהַב פַּרְוָֽיִם׃vayetzaf-'et-havayit-'even-yeqarah-letife'aret-vehazahav-zehav-farevayim
KJV: And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
AKJV: And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
ASV: And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
YLT: and he overlayeth the house with precious stone for beauty, and the gold is gold of Parvaim,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:6Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:6
2Chronicles 3:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Parvaim
Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:7
Hebrew
וַיְחַף אֶת־הַבַּיִת הַקֹּרוֹת הַסִּפִּים וְקִֽירוֹתָיו וְדַלְתוֹתָיו זָהָב וּפִתַּח כְּרוּבִים עַל־הַקִּירֽוֹת׃vayechaf-'et-havayit-haqorvot-hasifiym-veqiyrvotayv-vedaletvotayv-zahav-vfitach-khervviym-'al-haqiyrvot
KJV: He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
AKJV: He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
ASV: He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
YLT: and he covereth the house, the beams, the thresholds, and its walls, and its doors, with gold, and hath graved cherubs on the walls.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:7Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:7
2Chronicles 3:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:8
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־בֵּֽית־קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים אָרְכּוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי רֹֽחַב־הַבַּיִת אַמּוֹת עֶשְׂרִים וְרָחְבּוֹ אַמּוֹת עֶשְׂרִים וַיְחַפֵּהוּ זָהָב טוֹב לְכִכָּרִים שֵׁשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃vaya'ash-'et-veyt-qodesh-haqodashiym-'arekhvo-'al-feney-rochav-havayit-'amvot-'esheriym-verachevvo-'amvot-'esheriym-vayechafehv-zahav-tvov-lekhikhariym-shesh-me'vot
KJV: And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
AKJV: And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
ASV: And he made the most holy house: the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
YLT: And he maketh the most holy house: its length is by the front of the breadth of the house twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and he covereth it with good gold, to six hundred talents;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:8Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:8
2Chronicles 3:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:9
Hebrew
וּמִשְׁקָל לְמִסְמְרוֹת לִשְׁקָלִים חֲמִשִּׁים זָהָב וְהָעֲלִיּוֹת חִפָּה זָהָֽב׃vmisheqal-lemisemervot-lisheqaliym-chamishiym-zahav-veha'aliyvot-chifah-zahav
KJV: And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
AKJV: And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
ASV: And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
YLT: and the weight of the nails is fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:9Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:9
2Chronicles 3:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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2Chronicles 3:9
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:10
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ בְּבֵֽית־קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים כְּרוּבִים שְׁנַיִם מַעֲשֵׂה צַעֲצֻעִים וַיְצַפּוּ אֹתָם זָהָֽב׃vaya'ash-veveyt-qodesh-haqodashiym-khervviym-shenayim-ma'asheh-tza'atzu'iym-vayetzafv-'otam-zahav
KJV: And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
AKJV: And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold. ¶
ASV: And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
YLT: And he maketh in the most holy house two cherubs, image work, and he overlayeth them with gold;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:10Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:10
2Chronicles 3:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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2Chronicles 3:10
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:11
Hebrew
וְכַנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִים אָרְכָּם אַמּוֹת עֶשְׂרִים כְּנַף הָאֶחָד לְאַמּוֹת חָמֵשׁ מַגַּעַת לְקִיר הַבַּיִת וְהַכָּנָף הָאַחֶרֶת אַמּוֹת חָמֵשׁ מַגִּיעַ לִכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הָאַחֵֽר׃vekhanefey-hakhervviym-'arekham-'amvot-'esheriym-khenaf-ha'echad-le'amvot-chamesh-maga'at-leqiyr-havayit-vehakhanaf-ha'acheret-'amvot-chamesh-magiy'a-likhenaf-hakhervv-ha'acher
KJV: And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
AKJV: And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
ASV: And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
YLT: as to the wings of the cherubs, their length is twenty cubits, the wing of the one is five cubits, touching the wall of the house, and the other wing is five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:11Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:11
2Chronicles 3:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:11
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other che...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:12
Hebrew
וּכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הָאֶחָד אַמּוֹת חָמֵשׁ מַגִּיעַ לְקִיר הַבָּיִת וְהַכָּנָף הָאַחֶרֶת אַמּוֹת חָמֵשׁ דְּבֵקָה לִכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הָאַחֵֽר׃vkhenaf-hakhervv-ha'echad-'amvot-chamesh-magiy'a-leqiyr-havayit-vehakhanaf-ha'acheret-'amvot-chamesh-deveqah-likhenaf-hakhervv-ha'acher
KJV: And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
AKJV: And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
ASV: And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
YLT: And the wing of the other cherub is five cubits touching the wall of the house, and the other wing is five cubits, adhering to the wing of the other cherub.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 3:12
2Chronicles 3:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:12
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:13
Hebrew
כַּנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִים הָאֵלֶּה פֹּֽרְשִׂים אַמּוֹת עֶשְׂרִים וְהֵם עֹמְדִים עַל־רַגְלֵיהֶם וּפְנֵיהֶם לַבָּֽיִת׃khanefey-hakhervviym-ha'eleh-foreshiym-'amvot-'esheriym-vehem-'omediym-'al-rageleyhem-vfeneyhem-lavayit
KJV: The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
AKJV: The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. ¶
ASV: The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
YLT: The wings of these cherubs are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces are inward.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:13Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 3:13
2Chronicles 3:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:13
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:14
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַפָּרֹכֶת תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְכַרְמִיל וּבוּץ וַיַּעַל עָלָיו כְּרוּבִֽים׃vaya'ash-'et-hafarokhet-tekhelet-ve'aregaman-vekharemiyl-vvvtz-vaya'al-'alayv-khervviym
KJV: And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
AKJV: And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and worked cherubim thereon.
ASV: And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.
YLT: And he maketh the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and causeth cherubs to go up on it.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:14Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 3:14
2Chronicles 3:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:14
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:15
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ לִפְנֵי הַבַּיִת עַמּוּדִים שְׁנַיִם אַמּוֹת שְׁלֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ אֹרֶךְ וְהַצֶּפֶת אֲשֶׁר־עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ אַמּוֹת חָמֵֽשׁ׃vaya'ash-lifeney-havayit-'amvdiym-shenayim-'amvot-sheloshiym-vechamesh-'orekhe-vehatzefet-'asher-'al-ro'shvo-'amvot-chamesh
KJV: Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
AKJV: Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
ASV: Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
YLT: And he maketh at the front of the house two pillars, thirty and five cubits in length, and the ornament that is on their heads five cubits.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:15Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 3:15
2Chronicles 3:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:15
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:16
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת בַּדְּבִיר וַיִּתֵּן עַל־רֹאשׁ הָעַמֻּדִים וַיַּעַשׂ רִמּוֹנִים מֵאָה וַיִּתֵּן בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃vaya'ash-shareshervot-vadeviyr-vayiten-'al-ro'sh-ha'amudiym-vaya'ash-rimvoniym-me'ah-vayiten-vashareshervot
KJV: And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
AKJV: And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
ASV: And he made chains in the oracle, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
YLT: And he maketh chains in the oracle, and putteth on the heads of the pillars, and maketh a hundred pomegranates, and putteth on the chains.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:16Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 3:16
2Chronicles 3:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:16
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 3:17
Hebrew
וַיָּקֶם אֶת־הָֽעַמּוּדִים עַל־פְּנֵי הַהֵיכָל אֶחָד מִיָּמִין וְאֶחָד מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹאול וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם־הימיני הַיְמָנִי יָכִין וְשֵׁם הַשְּׂמָאלִי בֹּֽעַז׃vayaqem-'et-ha'amvdiym-'al-feney-haheykhal-'echad-miyamiyn-ve'echad-mehashemo'vl-vayiqera'-shem-hymyny-hayemaniy-yakhiyn-veshem-hashema'liy-vo'az
KJV: And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
AKJV: And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
ASV: And he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
YLT: And he raiseth up the pillars on the front of the temple, one on the right, and one on the left, and calleth the name of that on the right Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 3:17Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 3:17
2Chronicles 3:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:17
Source lane
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jachin
- Boaz
Exposition: 2Chronicles 3:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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Generated editorial witnesses
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- 2Chronicles 3:1
- 2Chronicles 3:2
- 2Chronicles 3:3
- 2Chronicles 3:4
- 2Chronicles 3:5
- 2Chronicles 3:6
- 2Chronicles 3:7
- 2Chronicles 3:8
- 2Chronicles 3:9
- 2Chronicles 3:10
- 2Chronicles 3:11
- 2Chronicles 3:12
- 2Chronicles 3:13
- 2Chronicles 3:14
- 2Chronicles 3:15
- 2Chronicles 3:16
- 2Chronicles 3:17
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Moriah
- Jebusite
- Parvaim
- Jachin
- Boaz
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Malachi
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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3 John
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Jude
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Revelation
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Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 3:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 3:1
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