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2 Chronicles 7:11 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 7 · verse 11
Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.2 Chronicles 7:11 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 7:11 in context
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’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s 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;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- finishedkâlâhto end, whether intransitive or transitivedH3615 →
- effectedtsâlachto push forward, in various sensesH6743 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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Here is, I. The gracious answer which God immediately made to Solomon's prayer: The fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifice, Ch2 7:1. In this way God testified his acceptance of Moses (Lev 9:24), of Gideon (Jdg 6:21), of David (Ch1 21:26), of Elijah (Kg1 18:38);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11