2 Chronicles 7:1
Now, when Solomon had made an end of praying, Fire, came down out of the heavens, and consumed the ascending-offering and the sacrifices,—and, the glory of Yahweh, filled the house;
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Genesis 15:17So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and, a thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.
Exodus 40:34Then did the cloud cover the tent of meeting,—and, the glory of Yahweh, filled the habitation;
Leviticus 9:24yea, there came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed upon the altar, the ascending-sacrifice and the portions of fat,—and all the people beheld and shouted, and fell down upon their faces.
1 Kings 8:10And so it was, when the priests came forth out of the holy place, that, a cloud, filled the house of Yahweh;
1 Kings 9:1And it came to pass, when Solomon had made an end of building the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king, and everything that Solomon desired, which he was pleased to make,
1 Kings 18:38Then fell fire from Yahweh, and consumed the ascending-sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust,—even the water that was in the trench, it licked up.
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 →