5 Moreover the bronze altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Yahweh: and Solomon and the assembly were seeking counsel there.
*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.
Sought unto it - i. e., "frequented it" - "were in the habit of making use of it."
Sought unto it - Went to seek the Lord there.
Moreover the (d) brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
(d) Which was for the burnt offerings, (Exodus 27:1).
Moreover, the brasen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made,.... According to the pattern given by Moses, at the direction of God, Exodus 38:1,
he put before the tabernacle of the congregation; either David, or rather Solomon; though it seems best to read the words as in the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, "and there it was before the tabernacle"; for it was always there:
and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it; to sacrifice unto it; or rather sought "unto him", the Lord, before whose tabernacle the altar was, so Gussetins (a).
(a) Comment. Ebr. p. 197.
Sought - Sought the Lord and his favour by hearty prayers and sacrifices in the place which God had appointed.
*More commentary available at chapter level.