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2 Chronicles 8:16

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What does 2 Chronicles 8:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and until it was finished. [So] the house of Jehovah was completed.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and until it was finished. [So] the house of Jehovah was completed.
2 Chronicles 8:16 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times in the year, [even] in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
14And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
15And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and until it was finished. [So] the house of Jehovah was completed.
17Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished, etc.] The materials were prepared, and the money for the expenses; and even the very stones and timber were made fit for the building, so that there was nothing to retard the completion of it: so the house of God was perfected; in the space of seven years, in all the parts, and according to the form and pattern of it, (see <110638>1 Kings 6:38). Ver. 17-18. Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, etc.] Being now at leisure to look after his navy, to carry on merchandise; and of this, and the following verse, and the reconciliation of them with (<110926>1 Kings 9:26-28),”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Prepared - All the materials were procured, and in all points fitted and compleated before - hand. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 9”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kg1 5:18, Kg1 6:7 2 Chronicles 8:17”
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