2 Chronicles 1 · Verse 6

2 Chronicles 1:6

And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
2 Chronicles 1:6, King James Version

2 Chronicles 1:6 in other translations

BSBSolomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar in the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.
WEBSolomon went up there to the bronze altar before the LORD, which was at the Tent of Meeting, and offered one thousand burnt offerings on it.
ASVAnd Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before Jehovah, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.
YLTAnd Solomon goeth up thither, on the altar of brass, before Jehovah, that is at the tent of meeting, and causeth to ascend upon it a thousand burnt-offerings.
DARBYAnd Solomon offered there upon the brazen altar before Jehovah which was at the tent of meeting; and he offered up a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.
BBEAnd Solomon went up there to the brass altar before the Lord at the Tent of meeting, offering on it a thousand burned offerings.
WebsterAnd Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.

What does 2 Chronicles 1:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. offered a thousand burnt offerings--This holocaust he offered, of course, by the hands of the priests. The magnitude of the oblation became the rank of the offerer on this occasion of national solemnity. 2Ch 1:7-13. His Choice of Wisdom Is Blessed by God.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

2 Chronicles 1:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'Aland he went upH5927
שְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
שָׁ֜םshamthereH8033
עַל\־'al-toH5921
מִזְבַּ֤חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shet<the> bronzeH5178
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
לְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.hel[was] to [the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
וַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'aland he offered upH5927
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon itH5921
עֹל֖וֹתo.Lotburnt offeringsH5930
אָֽלֶף\׃'A.lefa thousandH505

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 1:6

  • 1 Kings 3:4

    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

  • 1 Kings 8:63

    And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:21

    And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

  • Isaiah 40:16

    And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a thousand.
1Ki 3:4; 8:63; 1Ch 29:21; Isa 40:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 1:5

    Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:6

    And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:7

    In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

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2 Chronicles 1:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Subió pues Salomón allá delante de Jehová, al altar de bronce que estaba en el tabernáculo del testimonio, y ofreció sobre él mil holocaustos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Salomon offrit là, devant l’ Éternel, sur l’autel d’airain qui était devant la tente d’assignation; il offrit 1 000 holocaustes sur cet autel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Salomo opferte daselbst vor Jehova auf dem ehernen Altar, der bei dem Zelte der Zusammenkunft war; und er opferte auf demselben tausend Brandopfer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ascenditque Salomon ad altare æneum, coram tabernaculo fœderis Domini, et obtulit in eo mille hostias.