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2 Chronicles Chapter Seven

 

2 Chronicles 7 Outline of Contents

Solomon Dedicates the Temple (v.1~11)

God’s Second Appearance to Solomon (v.12~22)

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 7

In this chapter is an account of the Lord's acceptance of the sacrifices offered at the dedication of the temple by fire to the great surprise and encouragement of the people 2 Chronicles 7:1 and of the feast kept on that account and the feast of tabernacles 2 Chronicles 7:8 and of the Lord's appearance to Solomon giving an answer to his prayer 2 Chronicles 7:13.

 

2 Chronicles 7:1  When Solomon had finished praying fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.[a]

   YLT  1And at Solomon's finishing to pray then the fire hath come down from the heavens and consumeth the burnt-offering and the sacrifices and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house

Now when Solomon had made an end of praying .... The prayer recorded in the preceding chapter:

the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; which was the token God gave of his acceptance of them of which there had been several instances before Leviticus 9:24 1 Kings 18:38

and the glory of the Lord filled the house; the glory of the Shechinah of the Lord as the Targum see 1 Kings 8:11.

 

2 Chronicles 7:2  2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.

   YLT  2and the priests have not been able to go in unto the house of Jehovah because the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of Jehovah.

And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord .... They went in to carry the ark thither but not being able to stand to minister they came out and could not reenter:

because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house; both the holy place and the holy of holies see 1 Kings 8:10.

 

2 Chronicles 7:3  3 When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down and the glory of the Lord on the temple they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and praised the Lord saying: “For He is good For His mercy endures forever.”[b]

   YLT  3And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire and the honour of Jehovah on the house and they bow -- faces to the earth -- on the pavement and do obeisance and give thanks to Jehovah for good for to the age [is] His kindness.

And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down .... From heaven upon the sacrifice and consumed it which was all visible to the eye; or it may be this was a distinct fire from the former since it seems to have come down upon the house and so may denote a bright shining glorious light; the same with what follows:

and the glory of the Lord upon the house; for not only the house was filled with the glory but there was a bright stream of light and glory over it very dazzling and surprising:

they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement; of the great court where they were assembled:

and worshipped and praised the Lord: worshipped him by praising him:

saying for he is good; in his nature promises and blessings; is good and does good:

for his mercy endureth for ever; this was the close of their song of praise.

 

2 Chronicles 7:4  4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.

   YLT  4And the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah

Verse 4-5

Then the king and all the people .... Of these two verses; see Gill on 1 Kings 8:62; see Gill on 1 Kings 8:63.

 

2 Chronicles 7:5  5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

   YLT  5and king Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of the herd twenty and two thousand and of the flock a hundred and twenty thousand and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God.

 

2 Chronicles 7:6  6 And the priests attended to their services; the Levites also with instruments of the music of the Lord which King David had made to praise the Lord saying “For His mercy endures forever ”[c] whenever David offered praise by their ministry. The priests sounded trumpets opposite them while all Israel stood.

   YLT  6And the priests over their charges are standing and the Levites with instruments of the song of Jehovah -- that David the king made to give thanks to Jehovah for to the age [is] His kindness in David's praising by their hand -- and the priests are blowing trumpets over-against them and all Israel are standing.

And the priests waited on their offices .... Performed them some in offering sacrifices others in blowing trumpets as it may be explained from the latter part of the verse:

the Levites also with instruments of music of the Lord which David the king had made to praise the Lord; under a divine direction on which the Levites played to the songs of praise offered to the Lord and by which they made music sacred to him:

because his mercy endureth for ever; which as it was the close of their songs of praise was the cause of them:

when David praised by their ministry; the songs sung being composed by him and the instruments they played upon being of his invention and used by his order:

and the priests sounded trumpets before them; or rather over against them that is over against the Levites as they were singing and playing on the instruments of music:

and all Israel stood; while this sacred and delightful service was performing they both stood up and stood by the priests and Levites and joined with them in praising the Lord.

 

2 Chronicles 7:7  7 Furthermore Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings the grain offerings and the fat.

   YLT  7And Solomon sanctifieth the middle of the court that [is] before the house of Jehovah for he hath made there the burnt-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings: for the altar of brass that Solomon made hath not been able to contain the burnt-offering and the present and the fat.

Verses 7-10

Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court .... From hence to the end of 2 Chronicles 7:10 is the same with 1 Kings 8:64. See Gill on 1 Kings 8:64 1 Kings 8:65 1 Kings 8:66 only mention is made in 2 Chronicles 7:9 of the dedication of the altar as if distinct from the dedication of the house and hallowing the middle of the court see Numbers 7:10 in imitation of which the Heathens dedicated their altars in which they used ashes and water as PausaniasF25Eliac 1. sive l. 5. p. 312. relates and had also feasts as here at the dedication of their templesF26Plin. Ep. l. 4. ep. 1. in which they have been imitated by Christians; and many of our country feasts as they are called were first kept at the dedication of churches to such and such a saint.

 

2 Chronicles 7:8  8 At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days and all Israel with him a very great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt.[d]

   YLT  8And solomon maketh the feast at that time seven days and all Israel with him -- a very great assembly -- from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.

 

2 Chronicles 7:9  9 And on the eighth day they held a sacred assembly for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.

   YLT  9And they make on the eighth day a restraint because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days and the feast seven days.

 

2 Chronicles 7:10  10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord had done for David for Solomon and for His people Israel.

   YLT  10And on the twenty and third day of the seventh month he hath sent the people to their tents rejoicing and glad in heart for the goodness that Jehovah hath done to David and to Solomon and to Israel His people.

 

2 Chronicles 7:11  11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the Lord and in his own house.

   YLT  11And Solomon finisheth the house of Jehovah and the house of the king; and all that hath come on the heart of Solomon to do in the house of Jehovah and in his own house he hath caused to prosper.

Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord .... With which begins 1 Kings 11:1; see Gill on 1 Kings 11:1.

 

2 Chronicles 7:12  12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

   YLT  12And Jehovah appeareth unto Solomon by night and saith to him `I have heard thy prayer and have fixed on this place to Me for a house of sacrifice.

Verses 12-22

And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night .... From hence to the end of the chapter much the same things are related as in 1 Kings 9:2. See Gill on 1 Kings 9:2 1 Kings 9:3 1 Kings 9:4 1 Kings 9:5 1 Kings 9:6 1 Kings 9:7 1 Kings 9:8 1 Kings 9:9 excepting 2 Chronicles 7:13 which contain an answer to the particular requests made by Solomon in case of a famine or pestilence that when the people of Israel should humble themselves in prayer and supplication the Lord would be attentive to them and forgive them 2 Chronicles 6:26 and which is given as a specimen and as encouragement to expect the same treatment in all other cases mentioned in Solomon's prayer they so behaving.

 

2 Chronicles 7:13  13 When I shut up heaven and there is no rain or command the locusts to devour the land or send pestilence among My people

  YLT  13If I restrain the heavens and there is no rain and if I lay charge on the locust to consume the land and if I send pestilence among My people –

 

2 Chronicles 7:14  14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

   YLT  14and My people on whom My name is called be humbled and pray and seek My face and turn back from their evil ways then I -- I hear from the heavens and forgive their sin and heal their land.

 

2 Chronicles 7:15  15 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.

   YLT  15`Now Mine eyes are open and Mine ears attentive to the prayer of this place;

 

2 Chronicles 7:16  16 For now I have chosen and sanctified this house that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

   YLT  16and now I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name being there unto the age; yea Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.

 

2 Chronicles 7:17  17 As for you if you walk before Me as your father David walked and do according to all that I have commanded you and if you keep My statutes and My judgments

   YLT  17`And thou if thou dost walk before Me as David thy father walked even to do according to all that I have commanded thee and My statutes and My judgments dost keep –

 

2 Chronicles 7:18  18 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom as I covenanted with David your father saying ‘You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.’

   YLT  18then I have established the throne of thy kingdom as I covenanted with David thy father saying There is not cut off a man to thee -- a ruler in Israel;

 

2 Chronicles 7:19  19 “But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you and go and serve other gods and worship them

   YLT  19and if ye turn back -- ye -- and have forsaken My statutes and My commands that I have placed before you and have gone and served other gods and bowed yourselves to them -- then I have plucked them from off My ground that I have given to them

 

2 Chronicles 7:20  20 then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

   YLT  20and this house that I have sanctified for My name I cast from before My face and make it for a proverb and for a byword among all the peoples.

 

2 Chronicles 7:21  21 “And as for this house which is exalted everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and this house?’

   YLT  21`And this house that hath been high to every one passing by it is an astonishment and he hath said Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?

 

2 Chronicles 7:22  22 Then they will answer ‘Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt and embraced other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity on them.’”

   YLT  22and they have said Because that they have forsaken Jehovah God of their fathers who brought them out from the land of Egypt and lay hold on other gods and bow themselves to them and serve them therefore He hath brought upon them all this evil.'

 

──John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible

 

New King James Version (NKJV)

Footnotes:

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:1 Literally house
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:3 Compare Psalm 106:1
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:6 Compare Psalm 106:1
  4. 2 Chronicles 7:8 That is the Shihor (compare 1 Chronicles 13:5)