2 Chronicles 7:11

2 Chronicles 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
• New International Version (NIV)When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the Lord and in his own house.

Context of 2 Chronicles 7:11

9On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days. 10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people home. They left happy and contented because of the good the Lord had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel. After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, and accomplished all his plans for the Lord’s temple and his royal palace, 12the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: “I have answered your prayer and chosen this place to be my temple where sacrifices are to be made. 13When I close up the sky so that it doesn’t rain, or command locusts to devour the land’s vegetation, or send a plague among my people,

2 Chronicles 7:11 word by word

וַיְכַ֧ל שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הַבָּ֜א עַל־לֵ֣ב שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֧וֹת בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֛ה וּבְבֵית֖וֹ הִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and all that cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• to makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he prosperously effectedצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:11

• 2 Chronicles 2:1(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.
• 1 Kings 9:1After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned,
• Ecclesiastes 2:4I increased my possessions: I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The narrative now runs parallel with 1 Kings 9:1-9, but is more full, and presents less of verbal agreement. 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 are additional to the earlier record.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