Apologetics Bible

2Chronicles 8:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ ׀ עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה וְאֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

vayehiy-miqetz- -'esheriym-shanah-'asher-vanah-shelomoh-'et-veyt-yehvah-ve'et-veytvo

KJV: And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

AKJV: And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

ASV: And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the house of Jehovah, and his own house.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,'. 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 8:2

Hebrew

וְהֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן חוּרָם לִשְׁלֹמֹה בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה אֹתָם וַיּוֹשֶׁב שָׁם אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vehe'ariym-'asher-natan-chvram-lishelomoh-vanah-shelomoh-'otam-vayvoshev-sham-'et-veney-yishera'el

KJV: That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

AKJV: That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

ASV: that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

YLT: As to the cities that Huram hath given to Solomon, Solomon hath built them, and there he causeth the sons of Israel to dwell.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.'. 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 8:3

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה חֲמָת צוֹבָה וַיֶּחֱזַק עָלֶֽיהָ׃

vayelekhe-shelomoh-chamat-tzvovah-vayechezaq-'aleyha

KJV: And Solomon went to Hamath–zobah, and prevailed against it.

AKJV: And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.

ASV: And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

YLT: And Solomon goeth to Hamath-Zobah, and layeth hold upon it;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Solomon went to Hamath–zobah, and prevailed against it.'. 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 8:4

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־תַּדְמֹר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְאֵת כָּל־עָרֵי הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בַּחֲמָֽת׃

vayiven-'et-tademor-vamidevar-ve'et-khal-'arey-hamisekhenvot-'asher-vanah-vachamat

KJV: And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

AKJV: And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

ASV: And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

YLT: and he buildeth Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the cities of store that he hath built in Hamath.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.'. 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 8:5

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־בֵּית חוֹרוֹן הָֽעֶלְיוֹן וְאֶת־בֵּית חוֹרוֹן הַתַּחְתּוֹן עָרֵי מָצוֹר חוֹמוֹת דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִֽיחַ׃

vayiven-'et-veyt-chvorvon-ha'eleyvon-ve'et-veyt-chvorvon-hatachetvon-'arey-matzvor-chvomvot-delatayim-vveriycha

KJV: Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

AKJV: Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

ASV: Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

YLT: And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower--cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar--

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;'. 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 8:6

Hebrew

וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲלָת וְאֵת כָּל־עָרֵי הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לִשְׁלֹמֹה וְאֵת כָּל־עָרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְאֵת עָרֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים וְאֵת ׀ כָּל־חֵשֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר חָשַׁק לִבְנוֹת בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַם וּבַלְּבָנוֹן וּבְכֹל אֶרֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃

ve'et-va'alat-ve'et-khal-'arey-hamisekhenvot-'asher-hayv-lishelomoh-ve'et-khal-'arey-harekhev-ve'et-'arey-hafarashiym-ve'et- -khal-chesheq-shelomoh-'asher-chashaq-livenvot-viyrvshaliam-vvalevanvon-vvekhol-'eretz-memeshaletvo

KJV: And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

AKJV: And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. ¶

ASV: and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

YLT: and Baalath, and all the cities of store that Solomon had, and all the cities of the chariot, and the cities of the horsemen, and all the desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of hi...'. 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 8:7

Hebrew

כָּל־הָעָם הַנּוֹתָר מִן־הַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל הֵֽמָּה׃

khal-ha'am-hanvotar-min-hachitiy-veha'emoriy-vehaferiziy-vehachiviy-vehayevvsiy-'asher-lo'-miyishera'el-hemah

KJV: As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,

AKJV: As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,

ASV: As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, that were not of Israel;

YLT: All the people who are left of the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who are not of Israel--

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,'. 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 8:8

Hebrew

מִן־בְּנֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר נוֹתְרוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־כִלּוּם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲלֵם שְׁלֹמֹה לְמַס עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

min-veneyhem-'asher-nvoterv-'achareyhem-va'aretz-'asher-lo'-khilvm-veney-yishera'el-vaya'alem-shelomoh-lemas-'ad-hayvom-hazeh

KJV: But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

AKJV: But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

ASV: of their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day.

YLT: of their sons who have been left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel consumed not--doth Solomon lift up a tribute unto this day.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.'. 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 8:9

Hebrew

וּמִן־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָתַן שְׁלֹמֹה לַעֲבָדִים לִמְלַאכְתּוֹ כִּי־הֵמָּה אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה וְשָׂרֵי שָׁלִישָׁיו וְשָׂרֵי רִכְבּוֹ וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃

vmin-veney-yishera'el-'asher-lo'-natan-shelomoh-la'avadiym-limela'khetvo-khiy-hemah-'aneshey-milechamah-vesharey-shaliyshayv-vesharey-rikhevvo-vfarashayv

KJV: But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

AKJV: But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

ASV: But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

YLT: And none of the sons of Israel hath Solomon made servants for his work, but they are men of war, and heads of his captains, and heads of his charioteers, and of his horsemen;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.'. 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 8:10

Hebrew

וְאֵלֶּה שָׂרֵי הנציבים הַנִּצָּבִים אֲשֶׁר־לַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם הָרֹדִים בָּעָֽם׃

ve'eleh-sharey-hntzyvym-hanitzaviym-'asher-lamelekhe-shelomoh-chamishiym-vma'tayim-harodiym-va'am

KJV: And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

AKJV: And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bore rule over the people. ¶

ASV: And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

YLT: and these are heads of the officers whom king Solomon hath, two hundred and fifty who are rulers among the people.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.'. 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 8:11

Hebrew

וְאֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה הֶעֱלָה שְׁלֹמֹה מֵעִיר דָּוִיד לַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר בָּֽנָה־לָהּ כִּי אָמַר לֹא־תֵשֵׁב אִשָּׁה לִי בְּבֵית דָּוִיד מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־קֹדֶשׁ הֵמָּה אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽאָה אֲלֵיהֶם אֲרוֹן יְהוָֽה׃

ve'et-vat-fare'oh-he'elah-shelomoh-me'iyr-daviyd-lavayit-'asher-vanah-lah-khiy-'amar-lo'-teshev-'ishah-liy-veveyt-daviyd-melekhe-yishera'el-khiy-qodesh-hemah-'asher-va'ah-'aleyhem-'arvon-yehvah

KJV: And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.

AKJV: And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, where the ark of the LORD has come. ¶

ASV: And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her; for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of Jehovah hath come.

YLT: And the daughter of Pharaoh hath Solomon brought up from the city of David to the house that he built for her, for he said, `My wife doth not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, for they are holy unto whom hath come the ark of Jehovah.'

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy,...'. 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 8:12

Hebrew

אָז הֶעֱלָה שְׁלֹמֹה עֹלוֹת לַיהוָה עַל מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה לִפְנֵי הָאוּלָֽם׃

'az-he'elah-shelomoh-'olvot-layhvah-'al-mizevach-yehvah-'asher-vanah-lifeney-ha'vlam

KJV: Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

AKJV: Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

ASV: Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah, which he had built before the porch,

YLT: Then hath Solomon caused to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah that he built before the porch,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,'. 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 8:13

Hebrew

וּבִדְבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹם לְהַעֲלוֹת כְּמִצְוַת מֹשֶׁה לַשַּׁבָּתוֹת וְלֶחֳדָשִׁים וְלַמּוֹעֲדוֹת שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת וּבְחַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃

vvidevar-yvom-veyvom-leha'alvot-khemitzevat-mosheh-lashavatvot-velechodashiym-velamvo'advot-shalvosh-fe'amiym-vashanah-vechag-hamatzvot-vvechag-hashavu'vot-vvechag-hasukhvot

KJV: Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

AKJV: Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. ¶

ASV: even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

YLT: even by the matter of a day in its day, to cause to ascend according to the command of Moses, on sabbaths, and on new moons, and on appointed seasons, three times in a year--in the feast of unleavened things, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of booths.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and...'. 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 8:14

Hebrew

וַיַּעֲמֵד כְּמִשְׁפַּט דָּֽוִיד־אָבִיו אֶת־מַחְלְקוֹת הַכֹּהֲנִים עַל־עֲבֹדָתָם וְהַלְוִיִּם עַל־מִשְׁמְרוֹתָם לְהַלֵּל וּלְשָׁרֵת נֶגֶד הַכֹּֽהֲנִים לִדְבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים בְּמַחְלְקוֹתָם לְשַׁעַר וָשָׁעַר כִּי כֵן מִצְוַת דָּוִיד אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

vaya'amed-khemishefat-daviyd-'aviyv-'et-macheleqvot-hakhohaniym-'al-'avodatam-vehaleviyim-'al-mishemervotam-lehalel-vlesharet-neged-hakhohaniym-lidevar-yvom-veyvomvo-vehashvo'ariym-vemacheleqvotam-lesha'ar-vasha'ar-khiy-khen-mitzevat-daviyd-'iysh-ha'elohiym

KJV: And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

AKJV: And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

ASV: And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

YLT: And he establisheth, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests over their service, and of the Levites over their charges, to praise and to minister over-against the priests, according to the matter of a day in its day, and the gatekeepers in their courses at gate and gate, for so is the command of David the man of God.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required...'. 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 8:15

Hebrew

וְלֹא סָרוּ מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם לְכָל־דָּבָר וְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃

velo'-sarv-mitzevat-hamelekhe-'al-hakhohaniym-vehaleviyim-lekhal-davar-vela'otzarvot

KJV: And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

AKJV: And they departed not from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

ASV: And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

YLT: And they have not turned aside from the command of the king concerning the priests and the Levites, in reference to any matter, and to the treasures.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.'. 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 8:16

Hebrew

וַתִּכֹּן כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת שְׁלֹמֹה עַד־הַיּוֹם מוּסַד בֵּית־יְהוָה וְעַד־כְּלֹתוֹ שָׁלֵם בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃

vatikhon-khal-mele'khet-shelomoh-'ad-hayvom-mvsad-veyt-yehvah-ve'ad-khelotvo-shalem-veyt-yehvah

KJV: Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.

AKJV: Now all the work of Solomon was prepared to the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected. ¶

ASV: Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and until it was finished. So the house of Jehovah was completed.

YLT: And all the work of Solomon is prepared till the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and till its completion; perfect is the house of Jehovah.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.'. 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 8:17

Hebrew

אָז הָלַךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לְעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּבֶר וְאֶל־אֵילוֹת עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃

'az-halakhe-shelomoh-le'etzeyvon-gever-ve'el-'eylvot-'al-shefat-hayam-ve'eretz-'edvom

KJV: Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

AKJV: Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

ASV: Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore in the land of Edom.

YLT: Then hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Geber, and unto Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.'. 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 8:18

Hebrew

וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־לוֹ חוּרָם בְּיַד־עֲבָדָיו אוניות אֳנִיּוֹת וַעֲבָדִים יוֹדְעֵי יָם וַיָּבֹאוּ עִם־עַבְדֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אוֹפִירָה וַיִּקְחוּ מִשָּׁם אַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים כִּכַּר זָהָב וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

vayishelach-lvo-chvram-veyad-'avadayv-'vnyvt-'oniyvot-va'avadiym-yvode'ey-yam-vayavo'v-'im-'avedey-shelomoh-'vofiyrah-vayiqechv-misham-'areva'-me'vot-vachamishiym-khikhar-zahav-vayaviy'v-'el-hamelekhe-shelomoh

KJV: And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

AKJV: And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

ASV: And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

YLT: and Huram sendeth to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowing the sea, and they go with servants of Solomon to Ophir, and take thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and bring in unto king Solomon.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 8:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and broug...'. 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.