2 Chronicles 3:2

2 Chronicles 3:2 Meaning and Explanation

And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

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The work begins on a precise day in the fourth year of Solomon's reign.

What Does 2 Chronicles 3:2 Mean?

The Chronicler dates the start exactly: the second day of the second month, in the fourth year. Such precision marks the moment as historic, a turning point recorded like the founding of a kingdom or the birth of an heir.

The God of heaven enters time and place. The same Lord who fills the universe is content to be worshipped at a fixed address, on a known day, among an ordinary people. The care of the date reminds us that our acts of devotion happen in real moments God remembers.

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What does 2 Chronicles 3:2 mean?

The work begins on a precise day in the fourth year of Solomon's reign.

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