2 Chronicles / Question
Solomon offered “a thousand burnt offerings” on the altar at Gibeon. The number is stated as part of the national gathering and worship there (2 Chronicles 1:6).
Solomon calls together a broad national leadership group and brings them to Gibeon for public worship. The text explains why Gibeon matters: the older “tent of meeting” made under Moses is there, along with the bronze altar associated with early wilderness worship. At the same time, the ark is not there; David had already moved it to Jerusalem. This scene functions as Solomon’s first major public act in 2 Chronicles, presenting him as a king who leads “all Israel” in an organized, national act.
This scene presents Solomon’s first major public act in Chronicles as a national act of worship. He gathers a wide leadership group (“all Israel” represented by commanders, judges, and clan heads) and leads them together to Gibeon (verses 2–3). The text treats this as an organized, public event rather than a private moment.
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with 2 Chronicles 1:6, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
6Solomon went up there to the brazen altar before Yahweh, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered one thousand burnt offerings on it.