And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the people of Israel.”
It is of great consequence, in all our religious actions, that we design well, and that our eye be single. If Solomon had built this temple in the pride of his heart, as Ahasuerus made his feast, only to show the riches of his kingdom and the honour of his majesty, it would not have turned at all to his account.
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 6:1-11
And in it have I put the ark, wherein [is] the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel. (b) Meaning the two tables, in which is contained the effect of the covenant that God made with our fathers.
2Ch 6:1-11 The words with which Solomon celebrates this wondrous evidence of the divine favour, entirely coincide with the narrative in 1Ki 8:12-21, except that in 2Ch 6:5. the actual words of Solomon’s speech are more completely given than in 1Ki 8:16, where the words, “and I have not chosen a man to be prince over my people Israel, and I have chosen Jerusalem that...
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 6:1-11