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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then one night the Lord appeared to Solomon and said, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices.

Context of 2 Chronicles 7:12

10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity that the Lord had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people. 11Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king's house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the Lord and in his own house he successfully accomplished. 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. 13When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, 14if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thy prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• and have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• to myself for an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of 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 you."
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,
• 1 Kings 9:2the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
• 2 Kings 20:5"Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord,
• Psalms 10:17O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
• Psalms 66:19But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
• Acts 10:31and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
• 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
• 2 Chronicles 7:16For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go,
• Psalms 78:68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
• 2 Kings 2:6Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.
• Deuteronomy 12:6and there you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, your vow offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.

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