2 Chronicles 7:12

2 Chronicles 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)the Lord appeared to him at night and said: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

Context of 2 Chronicles 7:12

10And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Jehovah had done to David and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 11And Solomon completed the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he did prosperously. Then Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: I have heard thy prayer, and I have chosen for myself this place for a house of sacrifice. 13If I shut up the heavens that there be no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14and my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:12 word by word

וַיֵּרָ֧א יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בַּלָּ֑יְלָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ וּבָחַ֜רְתִּי בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה לִ֖י לְבֵ֥ית זָֽבַח׃Read the interlinear

• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:12

• 2 Chronicles 1:7In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.
• Genesis 17:1And Abram was ninety-nine years old, when Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said to him, I [am] the Almighty God: walk before my face, and be perfect.
• 1 Kings 9:2that Jehovah appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
• 2 Kings 20:5Return, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up to the house of Jehovah;
• Psalms 10:17Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,
• Psalms 66:19But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
• Acts 10:31and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God.
• 1 John 5:14And this is the boldness which we have towards him, that if we ask him anything according to his will he hears us.
• 2 Chronicles 7:16for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
• Deuteronomy 12:5but unto the place which Jehovah your God will choose out of all your tribes to set his name there, his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;
• Psalms 132:13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:
• 2 Kings 2:6And Elijah said to him, Abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And they two went on.
• Deuteronomy 12:6and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your voluntary-offerings, and the firstlings of your kine and of your sheep;

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The Lord appeared to Solomon - This was a second manifestation; see 1 Kings 9:2-9; (note), and the notes there. The Targum says, "The Word of the Lord appeared to Solomon."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12An house of sacrifice - This expression does not elsewhere occur. Its meaning, however, is clear. God declares that Solomon‘s Temple is the place whereunto all Israelites were commanded to bring their burnt-offerings and sacrifices (see Deuteronomy 12:5-6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. the Lord appeared to Solomon by night--(See on 1Ki 9:1-9). The dedication of the temple must have been an occasion of intense national interest to Solomon and his subjects. Nor was the interest merely temporary or local. The record of it is read and thought of with an interest that is undiminished by the lapse of time. The fact that this was the only temple of all nations in which the true God was worshipped imparts a moral grandeur to the scene and…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings