2 Chronicles 1:6

Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar at the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Solomon stands at the bronze altar in Gibeon before the Tent of Meeting and presents sacrifices to the LORD, an action that immediately precedes God’s nocturnal appearance to grant him a request.

The words — The Hebrew verb וַיַּעַל (va.ya'al) literally means "he went up," denoting the physical act of bringing burnt offerings to the altar. The phrase עַל מִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת (al mizbeach ha'nechoshet) specifies the exact location as the bronze altar.

The thread — This narrative aligns with the parallel account in 1 Kings 3:4, which identifies the site as the great high place in Gibeon, and points forward to the massive dedication sacrifices detailed in 1 Kings 8:63 and 1 Chronicles 29:21.

Why it lands — The text records a precise chronological sequence: Solomon performs a specific sacrifice at a named location, after which God initiates a dialogue. It requires the reader to track the geographic and ritual details that frame the subsequent divine offer without importing external commentary.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּעַל֩va/i.ya.'Aland/ he went up שְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohSolomon שָׁ֜םshamthere עַל־'al-to מִזְבַּ֤חmiz.Bach[the] altar of הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha./ne.Cho.shet<the>/ bronze לִפְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich לְאֹ֣הֶלle./'O.hel[was] to/ [the] tent of מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'Edmeeting וַיַּ֧עַלva/i.Ya.'aland/ he offered up עָלָ֛יו'a.La/von/ it עֹל֖וֹתo.Lotburnt offerings אָֽלֶף׃'A.lefa thousand

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

1 Kings 3:4 Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 29:21 The next day they offered sacrifices and presented burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
Isaiah 40:16 Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.

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