2 Chronicles 7

2 Chronicles 7:1

Ch. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 (not in 1 Kings). The Sacrifices consumed by Fire from Heaven

1. the fire came down from heaven] Cp. 1 Chronicles 21:26, note. consumed the burnt offering] Cp. Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:38.

2 Chronicles 7:2

2. the priests could not enter] Cp. 2 Chronicles 5:14.

2 Chronicles 7:3

3. And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down] R.V. And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down. praised the Lord] R.V. gave thanks unto the LORD; cp. 2 Chronicles 5:13.

2 Chronicles 7:5

4–10 (= 1 Kings 8:62-66). The Great Feast of Dedication 5. twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep] These high numbers appear also in 1 Kings.

2 Chronicles 7:6

6. the priests waited on their offices] R.V. the priests stood, according to their offices. This ver. does not appear in 1 Kings. instruments of musick of the Lord] R.V. mg., instruments for the song of the LORD. Cp. 1 Chronicles 23:5; Amos 6:5. the priests sounded trumpets] Cp. 2 Chronicles 5:12.

2 Chronicles 7:7

7. the fat] Specially mentioned as the choice part of the sacrificial victim, a part never to be eaten but always to be burnt. Leviticus 3:16-17. peace offerings] See note on 1 Chronicles 16:1. the brasen altar which Solomon had made] Cp. 2 Chronicles 4:1; 1 Kings 9:25. the meat offerings] R.V. the meal offering. Cp. Leviticus 2:1-7.

2 Chronicles 7:8

8. Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast] R.V. So Solomon held the feast at that time. from the entering in of Hamath] See note on 1 Chronicles 13:5. the river of Egypt] R.V. the book of Egypt, i.e. not the Nile, but the stream called Shihor of Egypt in 1 Chronicles 13:5 (see note).

2 Chronicles 7:9

9. a solemn assembly] R.V. mg., a closing festival. Cp. Numbers 29:35; Deuteronomy 16:8. seven days, and … seven days] Cp. 1 Kings 8:65.

2 Chronicles 7:10

10. into their tents] R.V. unto their tents (as 1 Kings 8:66). The Hebrew word (ohel) here approaches in meaning the corresponding Arabic word (ahl), which denotes household or one’s own people, e.g. in the phrase ahlu ’linjil, “the household of the Gospel,” i.e. “the Christians” a phrase found in the Koran. Cp. 2 Chronicles 10:16; 2 Chronicles 25:22. glad and merry in heart] R.V. joyful and glad of heart (as in 1 Kings 8:66).

2 Chronicles 7:12

11–22 (= 1 Kings 9:1-9). The Night vision in answer to Solomon’s Prayer 12. appeared … by night] Cp. 2 Chronicles 1:7. a house of sacrifice] Cp. 2 Chronicles 2:6.

2 Chronicles 7:13-15

13–15. These vv. have no parallel in 1 Kings.

2 Chronicles 7:15

15. Now … in this place] Cp. 2 Chronicles 6:40.

2 Chronicles 7:16

16. sanctified] R.V. hallowed (as 1 Kings 9:3). for ever] Cp. 2 Chronicles 30:8.

2 Chronicles 7:17

17. shalt observe] R.V. wilt keep (as 1 Kings 9:4).

2 Chronicles 7:20

20. sanctified] R.V. hallowed (cf. 2 Chronicles 7:16).

2 Chronicles 7:21

21. which is high] Reader, which was high. The past tense is used by a kind of anticipation, as though the Speaker spoke from a later standpoint than the age of Solomon.

2 Chronicles 7:22

22. it shall be answered] Render, men shall say.