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The Sanctity of Holy Places
Commentators highlight that Solomon's stated reason for moving his wife—'because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of Jehovah hath come'—is a detail unique to the book of Chronicles. This emphasizes the Chronicler's focus on holiness and shows Solomon's awareness that God's presence consecrates a physical space, requiring a separation between the holy and the common.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 8:11
18th Century
Theologian
Of Pharaoh - Here again, the writer of Chronicles assumes that his reader has a knowledge of the facts recorded in the marginal references.<…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 8:11
19th Century
Bishop
And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh. —See 1 Kings 9:24, which is much briefer than the present acc…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 8:11
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 8:6).
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 8:1–18
17th Century
Minister
It sometimes requires more wisdom and resolution to govern a family in the fear of God than to govern a kingdom with reputation. The difficulty is …