2 Chronicles 7:12
Then the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for myself for a house of sacrifice.
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Deuteronomy 12:5But to the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, you shall seek his habitation, and you shall come there.
Deuteronomy 12:11then it shall happen that to the place which the LORD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to the LORD.
2 Kings 2:6Elijah said to him, “Please wait here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.” He said, “As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” Then they both went on.
2 Chronicles 1:7That night, God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for what you want me to give you.”
Psalms 10:17LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
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 →