2 Chronicles 1
2 Chronicles 1 is the first Chapters and [verses of the Bible|chapter] of the Second Book of Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or of the second part of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible. The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century BCE. This chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingship of Solomon. The focus of this chapter is Solomon's ascension and wealth.
Text
This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language and is divided into 17 verses in Christian Bibles, but into 18 verses in the Hebrew Bible with the following verse numbering comparison:| English | Hebrew |
| 1:1-17 | 1:1-17 |
| 2:1 | 1:18 |
| 2:2-18 | 2:1-17 |
This article generally follows the common numbering in Christian English Bible versions, with notes to the numbering in Hebrew Bible versions.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Aleppo Codex and Codex Leningradensis.There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus, and Codex Alexandrinus.
Old Testament references
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Solomon's sacrifice and prayer at Gibeon (1:1–13)
The section records how Solomon began his reign to succeed David in the unified monarchy as David had consolidated domestic support for Solomon. In verses 3–5, the Chronicler attempts to unite all legitimate worship sites and objects, that is the tabernacle built by Moses in the desert, which was placed in Gibeon, and the ark of the Covenant, placed in the tent by David in Jerusalem. The Chronicler deliberately presents 'a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted' into 'a people as numerous as the dust of the earth', referring to the promise made to Jacob in. The reference to a promise of an eternal dynasty made to David refers to verse 1 where Solomon is introduced as David's son and rightful successor by divine choice.Verse 3
- "High place": or "Place for worship"