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7:6 The priests <03548> stood <05975> in <05921> their assigned spots <04931>, along with the Levites <03881> who had the musical <07892> instruments <03627> used for praising the Lord <03068>. (These were the ones King <04428> David <01732> made <06213> for <03588> giving thanks <03034> to the Lord <03068> and which were used by David <01732> when he offered praise <01984>, saying, “Certainly his loyal love <02617> endures <05769>.”) Opposite <05048> the Levites, the priests <03548> were blowing <02690> the trumpets <02690>, while all <03605> Israel <03478> stood <05975> there. 7:7 Solomon <08010> consecrated <06942> the middle <08432> of the courtyard <02691> that <0834> is in front of <06440> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. He offered <06213> burnt sacrifices <05930>, grain offerings, and the fat <02459> from the peace offerings <08002> there <08033>, because <03588> the bronze <05178> altar <04196> that <0834> Solomon <08010> had made <06213> was too small <03201> <03808> to hold <03557> all these offerings <02459> <04503> <05930>. 7:8 At that <01931> time <06256> Solomon <08010> and all <03605> Israel <03478> with <05973> him celebrated <06213> a festival <02282> for seven <07651> days <03117>. This great <01419> assembly <06951> included people from Lebo Hamath <02574> in the north to <05704> the Brook <05158> of Egypt <04714> in the south. 7:9 On the eighth <08066> day <03117> they held <06213> an assembly <06116>, for <03588> they had dedicated <02598> the altar <04196> for seven <07651> days <03117> and celebrated <06213> the festival <02282> for seven <07651> more days <03117>. 7:10 On the twenty-third <07969> <06242> day <03117> of the seventh <07637> month <02320>, Solomon sent <07971> the people <05971> home <0168>. They left happy <08056> and contented <03820> <02896> because <05921> of the good <02896> the Lord <03068> had done <06213> for David <01732>, Solomon <08010>, and his people <05971> Israel <03478>. 7:11 After Solomon <08010> finished <03615> building the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> and the royal <04428> palace <01004>, and accomplished <06743> all <03605> his <08010> plans <06213> <03820> <05921> <0935> for the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> and his royal palace <01004>, 7:12 the Lord <03068> appeared <07200> to <0413> Solomon <08010> at night <03915> and said <0559> to him: “I have answered <08085> your prayer <08605> and chosen <0977> this <02088> place <04725> to be my temple <01004> where sacrifices <02077> are to be made. 7:13 When <02005> I close up <06113> the sky <08064> so that it doesn’t <03808> rain <04306>, or <02005> command <06680> locusts <02284> to devour <0398> the land’s <0776> vegetation, or <0518> send <07971> a plague <01698> among my people <05971>, 7:14 if my people <05971>, who <0834> belong to me <05921> <08034> <07121>, humble <03665> themselves, pray <06419>, seek <01245> to please me <06440>, and repudiate <07725> their sinful practices <07451> <01870>, then I <0589> will respond <08085> from <04480> heaven <08064>, forgive <05545> their sin <02403>, and heal <07495> their land <0776>. 7:15 Now <06258> I will be <01961> attentive <06605> and responsive <07183> to the prayers <08605> offered in this <02088> place <04725>. 7:16 Now <06258> I have chosen <0977> and consecrated <06942> this <02088> temple <01004> by making it my permanent <05769> home; I will be <01961> constantly present there <08033>. 7:17 You <0859> must serve <01980> me as <0834> your father <01> David <01732> did. Do <06213> everything <03605> I commanded <06680> and obey <08104> my rules <02706> and regulations <04941>. 7:18 Then I will establish <06965> your dynasty <04438> <03678>, just as <0834> I promised <03772> your father <01> David <01732>, ‘You will not <03808> fail <03772> to have a successor <0376> ruling over <04910> Israel <03478>.’ 7:19 “But if <0518> you <0859> people ever turn away <07725> from me, fail to obey <05800> the regulations <02708> and rules <04687> I instructed <05414> you to keep, and decide <01980> to serve <05647> and worship <07812> other <0312> gods <0430>, 7:20 then I will remove <05428> you from <05921> my land <0127> I have <0834> given <05414> you, I will abandon this <02088> temple <01004> I have <0834> consecrated <06942> with my presence <08034>, and I will make <05414> you an object of mockery <04912> and ridicule <08148> among all <03605> the nations <05971>. 7:21 As for this <02088> temple <01004>, which <0834> was <01961> once majestic <05945>, everyone <03605> who passes <05674> by <05921> it will be shocked <08074> and say <0559>, ‘Why <04100> did <06213> the Lord <03068> do this <03602> to this <02063> land <0776> and this <02088> temple <01004>?’ 7:22 Others will then answer <0559>, ‘Because <0834> <05921> they abandoned <05800> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of their ancestors <01>, who <0834> led <03318> them out <03318> of Egypt <04714>. They embraced <02388> other <0312> gods <0430> whom they worshiped <07812> and served <05647>. That is why <03651> <05921> he brought <0935> all <03605> this <02063> disaster <07451> down on <05921> them.’”

• 2Ch 7:11-22 -- The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

• Temple, Solomon's

  [ebd] Before his death David had "with all his might" provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the city, on the spot where ...
  

• Temple

  [ebd] first used of the tabernacle, which is called "the temple of the Lord" (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ's human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called "the temple of God" (1 Cor....
  [nave] TEMPLE. Solomon's Called also Temple of the Lord, 2 Kin. 11:10; Holy Temple, Psa. 79:1; Holy House, 1 Chr. 29:3; House of God, 1 Chr. 29:2; 2 Chr. 23:9; House of the Lord, 2 Chr. 23:5, 12; Jer. 28:5; Father's House, John 2...
  

• Sycamore

  [ebd] more properly sycomore (Heb. shikmoth and shikmim, Gr. sycomoros), a tree which in its general character resembles the fig-tree, while its leaves resemble those of the mulberry; hence it is called the fig-mulberry (Ficus syc...
  

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  [nave] SOLOMON Son of David by Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:24; 1 Kin. 1:13, 17, 21. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet, 2 Sam. 12:24, 25. Ancestor of Joseph, Matt. 1:6. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel, 1 Kin. 1:11-48; 2:12; 1...
  

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 - V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took ...
  

• RIVER

  [isbe] RIVER - riv'-er: (1) The usual word is nahar (Aramaic nehar (Ezr 4:10, etc.)), used of the rivers of Eden (Gen 2:10-14), often of the Euphrates (Gen 15:18, etc.), of Abana and Pharpar (2 Ki 5:12), the river of Gozan (2 Ki 17...
  

• PERPETUAL; PERPETUALLY; PERPETUITY

  [isbe] PERPETUAL; PERPETUALLY; PERPETUITY - per-pet'-u-al, per-pet'-u-al-i, pur-pe-tu'-i-ti (`olam, netsach, [~tamidh): Perpetual is usually the translation of `olam, properly, "a wrapping up" or "hiding," used often of time indefi...
  

• PARABLE

  [ebd] (Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2) a prophetic utterance (Num. 23:7;...
  [smith] (The word parable is in Greek parable (parabole) which signifies placing beside or together, a comparison, a parable is therefore literally a placing beside, a comparison, a similitude, an illustration of one subject by anoth...
  

• NAME

  [isbe] NAME - nam (shem; onoma; Latin nomen (2 Esdras 4:1); verbs onomazo; Latin nomino (2 Esdras 5:26)): A "name" is that by which a person, place or thing is marked and known. In Scripture, names were generally descriptive of the...
  

• KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH

  [isbe] KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH - ko'-ra-its (qorchi), (beno qorach; in the King James Version appears also as Korhite, Kohathite, Kore): This phrase is used to denote Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph, Korah's 3 individual sons (Ex 6...
  

• HUMILITY

  [isbe] HUMILITY - hu-mil'-i-ti (~[`anawah]; tapeinophrosune): (1) The noun occurs in the Old Testament only in Prov 15:33; 18:12; 22:4, but the adjective "humble" appears frequently as the translation of `ani, `anaw, shaphal, meani...
  

• HEAL

  [isbe] HEAL - hel (rapha'; therapeuo, iaomai, diasozo): The English word is connected with the Anglo-Saxon hoelan, and is used in several senses: (1) Lit., in its meaning of making whole or well, as in Eccl 3:3. In this way it occu...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• By-word

  [ebd] Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Ps. 44:14), a proverb or parable. When it denotes a sharp word of derision, as in Deut. 28:37, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chr. 7:20, the Hebrew shenina...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• BYWORD

  [isbe] BYWORD - bi'-wurd: shammah = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" (Dt 28:37; 1 Ki 9:7; 2 Ch 7:20); mashal, or meshol = "a satire,'' "byword" (Job 17:6; Ps 44:14); millah, or mil...
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• ATONEMENT, DAY OF

  [isbe] ATONEMENT, DAY OF - a-ton'-ment: I. THE LEGAL ENACTMENTS 1. Named 2. Leviticus 16 (1) Contents, Structure and Position (a) Leviticus 16:1-10 (b) Leviticus 16:11-24 (c) Leviticus 16:25-28 (d) Leviticus 16:29-34 Use of Number ...
  

• ASTONISHMENT

  [isbe] ASTONISHMENT - as-ton'-ish-ment: Amazement; mental surprise, excitement, wonder; often the cause of the startled emotion, as in Dt 28:37: "Thou shall become an astonishment." The chosen people, visited with calamities for id...
  

• ALTAR

  [isbe] ALTAR - ol'-ter (mizbeach, literally, "place of slaughter or sacrifice," from zabhach, which is found in both senses; bomos, (only in Acts 17:23), thusiasterion): I. CLASSIFICATION OF HEBREW ALTARS Importance of the Distinct...
  [smith] The first altar of which we have any account is that built by Noah when he left the ark. (Genesis 8:20) In the early times altars were usually built in certain spots hallowed by religious associations, e.g., where God appeare...
  

• Prayer, Blessing, and Dedication

  

• Should a Christian Be Joyful?
  God gives joy and Christ was appointed to give it, since the Gospels, which treat of him, are the "good tidings" (Ecc. 2:26; Is. 61:3; Luke 2:10,11) and God's Word affords joy (Neh. 8:12; Jer. 15:16). Joy is promised to saint...
• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

Revival; Scriptural Illustrations of Revival; God Used a New Believer

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