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2 Chronicles 1:5
But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports that the bronze altar crafted by Bezalel remained in Gibeon before the tabernacle, noting that Solomon and the assembly went to that location to inquire of the Lord. This statement occurs at the start of Solomon’s reign as the narrative shifts from Jerusalem to the primary worship site outside the city.
The words — מִזְבֵּ֣חַ (mizbeach) translates literally as "altar," and נְחֹ֗שֶׁת (nechosset) means "bronze," identifying the specific object the text places in Gibeon before the tabernacle.
The thread — The altar’s origin and construction are traced to Exodus 31:2, where God calls Bezalel, and Exodus 27:1 and 38:1, which record the building instructions and the finished bronze altar.
Why it lands — The text states that Solomon and the assembly sought God at the bronze altar in Gibeon, directing the reader to recognize that divine inquiry required approaching the Lord at the established worship site before national decisions were made.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 31:2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- Exodus 38:1 Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- Exodus 27:1 “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- 1 Chronicles 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
- 1 Chronicles 13:3 Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”