2 Chronicles 7:12

The Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.

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In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

11Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king's house: and he successfully completed all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house.

13"If I shut up the sky so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:5But to the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even to his habitation you shall seek, and there you shall come;

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, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and 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." They both went on.

2 Chronicles 1:7In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall 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 →

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