2 Chronicles 7:3
And all the children of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord was upon the house: and they fell upon their face to the ground on the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord; for it is good to do so, because his mercy endures for ever.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
4And the king and all the people were offering sacrifices before the Lord.
Cross References
Exodus 4:31And the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.
Numbers 14:5And Moses and Aaron fell upon their face before all the congregation of the children of Israel.
1 Kings 18:39And all the people fell upon their faces, and said, Truly the Lord is God; he is God.
1 Chronicles 29:20And David said to the whole congregation, Bless ye the Lord our God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and they bowed the knee and worshipped the Lord, and did obeisance to the king.
2 Chronicles 20:18And Josaphat bowed with his face to the ground with all Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem, and they fell before the Lord to worship the Lord.
2 Chronicles 29:28And all the congregation worshipped, and the psalm-singers were singing, and the trumpets sounding, until the whole-burnt-sacrifice had been completely offered.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 7:2-12
God's Gracious Answer to Solomon. ( b. c. 1004.) 1 Now 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. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord , because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord 's house. 3 And 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… Read the whole commentary →