5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
5 "The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods.
5 The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
5 "The house I am building has to be the best, for our God is the best, far better than competing gods.
5 And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
5 "This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 2:5
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Solomon's message to Huram respecting the temple, His treaty with Huram.
Solomon informs Huram of the particular services to be performed in the temple. The mysteries of the true religion, unlike those of the Gentile superstitions, sought not concealment. Solomon endeavoured to possess Huram with great and high thoughts of the God of Israel. We should not be afraid or ashamed to embrace every opportunity to speak of God, and to impress others with a deep sense of the importance of his favour and service. Now that the people of Israel kept close to the law and worship of God, the neighbouring nations were willing to be taught by them in the true religion, as the Israelites had been willing in the days of their apostacy, to be infected with the idolatries and superstitions of their neighbours. A wise and pious king is an evidence of the Lord's special love for his people. How great then was God's love to his believing people, in giving his only-begotten Son to be their Prince and their Saviour.