2 Chronicles 7:1

Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

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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.

In Context

2The priests could not enter the house of Yahweh, because his glory filled his house.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:17When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between the pieces.

Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and Yahweh's glory filled the tabernacle.

Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from Yahweh and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw this, they shouted and lay facedown.

1 Kings 8:10It came about that when the priests came out of the holy place, the cloud filled the temple of Yahweh.

1 Kings 9:1After Solomon had finished building the house of Yahweh and the king's palace, and after he had accomplished all that he wanted to do,

1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of Yahweh fell and consumed the burnt offering, as well as the wood, the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the 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 →

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