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 mouth he sent the people away unto their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 11Thus 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. 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. 13If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will 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

• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• 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 did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
• Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
• 1 Kings 9:2that the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
• 2 Kings 20:5Turn again, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith the LORD, 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 unto the house of the LORD.
• Psalms 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
• Psalms 66:19But verily God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
• Acts 10:31and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
• 1 John 5:14And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:
• 2 Chronicles 7:16For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto 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 the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
• 2 Kings 2:6And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD 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 freewill offerings, and the firstlings 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