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2 Chron. 2:1 a temple for the name of the Lord. See Deut. 12:5. God’s “name” in association with a place signifies that he chooses to be present there among his people. Yet God is not just present in the temple. He is present everywhere (2 Chron. 2:6). royal palace. Linked here with the temple, perhaps to indicate the close connection between the two “houses” of the Davidic covenant (see 1 Chron. 17:14).
2 Chron. 2:2 Solomon used the forced labor of Canaanites (see vv. 17–18; see notes on 8:7–10; 1 Chron. 22:2–5) for building the temple.
2 Chron. 2:3–10 Solomon’s letter to Hiram, king of Tyre (who had earlier assisted David; 1 Chron. 14:1), is considerably expanded from 1 Kings 5:3–6. This letter describes the purpose of the temple for worship according to the Law of Moses, it expresses the supremacy of Israel’s God (2 Chron. 2:5–6), and it requests a skilled craftsman (v. 7) and different kinds of timber (v. 8).
2 Chron. 2:6 heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him. See note on 1 Kings 8:27–30.
2 Chron. 2:11–16 In his reply to Solomon, Hiram, though a Gentile, acknowledges Yahweh as Creator.
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