1As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. (Le 9:24; 1Ki 8:54; 1Ki 18:38; 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 5:13)2And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house.3When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” (2Ch 5:13)
The Dedication of the Temple
4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the Lord. (1Ki 8:62; 1Ki 8:63)5King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.6The priests stood at their posts; the Levites also, with the instruments for music to the Lord that King David had made for giving thanks to the Lord—for his steadfast love endures forever—whenever David offered praises by their ministry;[1] opposite them the priests sounded trumpets, and all Israel stood. (1Ch 15:16; 2Ch 5:12; 2Ch 7:3)7And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offering and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat. (1Ki 8:64)8At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt. (Nu 34:5; Nu 34:8)9And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity[2] that the Lord had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
If My People Pray
11Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the Lord and in his own house he successfully accomplished. (1Ki 9:1)12Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice. (De 12:5)13When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, (2Ch 6:26; 2Ch 6:28)14if my people who are called by my name 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. (2Ch 12:7)15Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. (2Ch 6:40)16For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. (2Ch 7:12)17And as for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, doing according to all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my rules,18then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.’ (1Ki 8:25; 2Ch 6:16)19“But if you[3] turn aside and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, (Le 26:14; De 28:15)20then I will pluck you[4] up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. (De 28:37; De 29:28)21And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ (De 29:24; Jer 22:8)22Then they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore he has brought all this disaster on them.’”
1When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.2The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it.3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshipped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, ‘He is good; his love endures for ever.’4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God.6The priests took up their positions, as did the Levites with the Lord’s musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, ‘His love endures for ever.’ Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.7Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord, and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.8So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him – a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.9On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more.10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad in heart for the good things the Lord had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.
The Lord appears to Solomon
11When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace,12the Lord appeared to him at night and said: ‘I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.13‘When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people,14if 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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.15Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.16I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there for ever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.17‘As for you, if you walk before me faithfully as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws,18I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, “You shall never fail to have a successor to rule over Israel.”19‘But if you[1] turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you[2] and go off to serve other gods and worship them,20then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple which I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.21This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[3] who pass by will be appalled and say, “Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?”22People will answer, “Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshipping and serving them – that is why he brought all this disaster on them.” ’
2 Chronicles 7
King James Version
1Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.2And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD' house.3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying , For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.5And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.6And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.7Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.8Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.9And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.10And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.11Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king' house: and all that came into Solomon' heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.12And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.13If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.17And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;18Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;20Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.21And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?22And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
1Solomon finished praying. Then fire came down from heaven. It burned the burnt offering and the sacrifices. The glory of the LORD filled the temple.2The priests couldn’t enter the temple of the LORD because his glory filled it.3All the Israelites saw the fire coming down. They saw the glory of the LORD above the temple. So they got down on their knees in the courtyard with their faces towards the ground. They worshipped the LORD. They gave thanks to him and said, ‘The LORD is good. His faithful love continues for ever.’4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD.5King Solomon sacrificed 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep and goats. So the king and all the people set the temple of God apart.6The priests and Levites took their positions. The Levites played the LORD’s musical instruments. King David had made them for praising the LORD. They were used when he gave thanks to the LORD. He said, ‘His faithful love continues for ever.’ Opposite where the Levites were, the priests blew their trumpets. All the people of Israel were standing.7Solomon set the middle area of the courtyard apart to the LORD. It was in front of the LORD’s temple. There Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings. He also sacrificed the fat of the friendship offerings there. He did it there because the bronze altar he had made couldn’t hold it all. It couldn’t hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat parts.8At that time Solomon celebrated the Feast of Booths for seven days. The whole community of Israel was with him. It was a huge crowd. People came from as far away as Lebo Hamath and the Wadi of Egypt.9On the eighth day they held a special service. For seven days they had celebrated by setting the altar apart to honour God. The feast continued for seven more days.10Then Solomon sent the people home. It was the 23rd day of the seventh month. The people were glad. Their hearts were full of joy. That’s because the LORD had done good things for David and Solomon and his people Israel.
The Lordappears to Solomon
11Solomon finished the LORD’s temple and the royal palace. He had done everything he had planned to do in the LORD’s temple and his own palace.12The LORD appeared to him at night. The LORD said, ‘I have heard your prayer. I have chosen this place for myself. It is a temple where sacrifices will be offered.13‘Suppose I close up the sky and there isn’t any rain. Suppose I command locusts to eat up the crops. And I send a plague among my people.14But they make themselves humble in my sight. They pray and look to me. And they turn from their evil ways. Then I will listen to them from heaven. I will forgive their sin. And I will heal their land. After all, they are my people.15Now my eyes will see them. My ears will pay attention to the prayers they offer in this place.16I have chosen this temple. I have set it apart for myself. My Name will be there for ever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.17‘But you must walk faithfully with me, just as your father David did. Do everything I command you to do. Obey my rules and laws.18Then I will set up your royal throne. I made a covenant with your father David to do that. I said to him, “You will always have a son from your family line to rule over Israel.”19‘But suppose all of you turn away from me. You refuse to obey the rules and commands I have given you. And you go off to serve other gods and worship them.20Then I will remove Israel from my land. It is the land I gave them. I will turn my back on this temple. I will do it even though I have set it apart for my Name to be there. I will make all the nations hate it. They will laugh and joke about it.21This temple will become a pile of stones. All those who pass by it will be shocked. They will say, “Why has the LORD done a thing like this to this land and temple?”22People will answer, “Because they have deserted the LORD. He is the God of their people who lived long ago. He brought them out of Egypt. But they have been holding on to other gods. They’ve been worshipping them. They’ve been serving them. That’s why the LORD has brought all this horrible trouble on them.” ’