June 26, 2026
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Reading along with us in 2 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Chronicles 2 (NIV)
Preparations for Building the Temple
1 Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself. 2 He conscripted 70,000 men as carriers and 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 as foremen over them.…..Continue Reading
The temple was quite an undertaking! So much required in both materials and labor. Solomon did not cut corners or try to piece things together, but rather looked for the best of the best both in quality materials and skilled workers. Building something for God should be reflective of our best!
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Solomon was to build a temple. He got the best of the best to create this and his orders were to cut no corners! He only wanted experienced workers for what ever was needed!
Solomon is determined to build a temple that will reflect how great God is and how unique it was for God to reside with a people. He shows it is not inappropriate to seek the help of others if their help is better than what we have. Hiram was a good friend of David and he helps out Solomon as well. It is interesting to see that countries north of Israel were favorable to them. How sad to see how many enemies God’s people have today.
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2 Chronicles 1 & 2
2 Chronicles 2
Psalm 126; Ezekiel 46; 2 Chronicles 2; 1 Corinthians 13
2 Chronicles 2
2 Chronicles 1&2
186,000 men to build a house for God. I’d say Solomon was extremely serious in pleasing his God at this point. If only he could have kept that spiritual energy
Solomon seeks help from Hiram to build the temple of the Lord. It is interesting that Hiram acknowledges the God of Israel as Creator, even though Hiram is not an Israelite.
“Hiram also said: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, for He has given King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal house for himself!”
II Chronicles 2:12 NKJV