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Text -- 2 Chronicles 7:1-9 (NET)
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Solomon Dedicates the Temple
7:1 When Solomon finished praying , fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices , and the Lord’s splendor filled the temple .
7:2 The priests were unable to enter the Lord’s temple because the Lord’s splendor filled the Lord’s temple .
7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s splendor over the temple , they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement . They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord , saying, “Certainly he is good ; certainly his loyal love endures !”
7:4 The king and all the people were presenting sacrifices to the Lord .
7:5 King Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep . Then the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple .
7:6 The priests stood in their assigned spots , along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the Lord . (These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the Lord and which were used by David when he offered praise , saying, “Certainly his loyal love endures .”) Opposite the Levites, the priests were blowing the trumpets , while all Israel stood there.
7:7 Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that is in front of the Lord’s temple . He offered burnt sacrifices , grain offerings, and the fat from the peace offerings there , because the bronze altar that Solomon had made was too small to hold all these offerings .
7:8 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival for seven days . This great assembly included people from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt in the south.
7:9 On the eighth day they held an assembly , for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Solomon |
Temple |
Temple, Solomon's |
ATONEMENT, DAY OF |
SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 |
Fire |
Shechinah |
Miracles |
Dedication |
GLORY |
Cloud |
Worship |
Music |
God |
Protracted Meetings |
ALTAR |
Praise |
Trumpet |
Wadi |
Prostration in Worship |
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NET Notes: 2Ch 7:1 Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)”...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 7:6 Heb “opposite them”; the referent (the Levites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 7:7 Heb “to hold the burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.” Because this is redundant, the translation employ...
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