2 Chronicles 7:1
Now when Sh'lomo had made an end of davening, the eish came down from Shomayim, and consumed the olah and the zevakhim; and the kavod Hashem filled HaBeis.
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Genesis 15:17And it came to pass, that, when the shemesh went down, and it was dark, hinei a smoking fire-pot, and a blazing torch passed between those pieces.
Exodus 40:34Then the Anan covered the Ohel Mo'ed, and the Kavod Hashem filled the Mishkan.
Leviticus 9:24And there came an eish out from before Hashem, and consumed upon the Mizbe'ach the olah (burnt offering) and the chalavim (fat portions); which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
1 Kings 8:10And it came to pass, when the Kohanim were come out of the Kodesh, that the anan filled the Beis Hashem,
1 Kings 9:1And it came to pass, when Sh'lomo had completed the building of the Beis Hashem, and the Bais HaMelech, and all Sh'lomoʼs desire which he was pleased to do,
1 Kings 18:38Then the Eish of Hashem fell, and consumed the olah and the wood, and the avanim, and the aphar, and licked up the mayim that was in the te'alah (trench).
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 7:1
In this chapter we have God's answer to Solomon's prayer. I. His public answer by fire from heaven, which consumed the sacrifices ( ver. 1 ), with which the priests and people were much affected, ver. 2, 3 . By that token of God's acceptance they were encouraged to continue the solemnities of the feast for fourteen days, and Solomon was encouraged to pursue all his designs for the honour of God, ver. 4-11 . II. His private answer by word of mouth, in a dream or vision of the night, ver. 12-22 . Most of these… Read the whole commentary →