7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven 1 and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the Lord’s splendor filled the temple.
1 tn Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
2 tn Heb “from their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel did not wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a work crew to this day.”