Revised Version 1895
2 Chronicles 7
1NowH3519whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6419anendוּכְכַלּ֤וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615ofprayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔לle.hit.pa.LelH6419, thefireוְהָאֵ֗שׁve.ha.'EshH784cameH3381downיָֽרְדָה֙ya.re.DahH3381fromheavenמֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםme.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398theburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering and thesacrificesוְהַזְּבָחִ֑יםve.ha.ze.va.ChimH2077; and thegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.
2And thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808enterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
3Andallוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478lookedרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200on, when thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784cameH3381downבְּרֶ֣דֶתbe.Re.detH3381, and thegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDH3068wasuponעַל־'al-H5921thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and theybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselvesH7812with theirfacesאַפַּ֨יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to thegroundאַ֤רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776uponעַל־'al-H5921thepavementהָרִֽצְפָה֙ha.ritz.FahH7531, and worshipped, andgaveוְהוֹד֤וֹתve.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDH3068, saying, For he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896; for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.
5Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֞חvai.yiz.BachH2076asacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241, and anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.SoH853thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
6And thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to theirofficesמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣םmish.me.ro.TamH4931; theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881also withinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusicשִׁ֤ירshirH7892of theLORDH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadmadeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213togiveלְהֹד֤וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDH3068, for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, whenDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732praisedבְּהַלֵּ֥לbe.ha.LelH1984by their ministry: and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548soundedH2690trumpetsמַחְצְרִ֣יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690beforeנֶגְדָּ֔םneg.DamH5048them; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִֽים׃ ס'o.me.DimH5975.
7MoreoverSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hallowed themiddleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of thecourtהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for there he offered theburntהָֽעֹל֔וֹתha.'o.LotH5930offeringsH8002, and thefatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of thepeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002:becauseH3588the brasenaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196whichH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808ableיָכ֗וֹלya.KholH3201to receive theburntהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5930offering, and themealהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503offering, and thefatהַחֲלָבִֽים׃ha.cha.la.VimH2459.
8SoH6213Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010heldH6213thefeastהֶ֠חָגHe.chogH2282at that timesevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419congregationקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951, from theenteringמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935in ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574unto thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
9And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117theyheldוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָ֑רֶת'a.Tza.retH6116: for theykeptעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213thededicationחֲנֻכַּ֣תcha.nu.KatH2598of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117, and thefeastוְהֶחָ֖גve.he.ChagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.
10And on thethreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242dayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637mouth hesentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971unto theirtentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056andgladH8056ofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820for the goodness that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had shewed untoDavidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732, and toSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הve.lish.lo.MohH8010, and toIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
11ThusSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010finishedוַיְכַ֧לvay.KhalH3615thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: andallכָּל־kol-H3605thatcameH935intoH935Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010heartלֵ֣בlevH3820tomakeלַעֲשׂ֧וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and in his ownhouseוּבְבֵית֖וֹu.ve.vei.ToH1004, he prosperously effected.
12And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010bynightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605, and havechosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725to myself for anhouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofsacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.
13IfH518Ishutאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113upעַל־'al-H5921heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064that there benoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306, orifH518Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680thelocustחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284todevourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, orifH518Isendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among mypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971;
14ifH834mypeopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,whichH834arecalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034, shallhumbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselvesH7451, andprayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419, andseekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440, andturnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from theirwickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870; then will Ihearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and willforgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545theirsinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403, and willhealוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495theirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.
17And as for thee,ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeH6440meH6440asDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1walkedהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980, anddoוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213accordingH4941toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and wiltkeepתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104mystatutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941;
18then I willestablishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438,accordingH376as Icovenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772withDavidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
19Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518yeturnתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725awayH7725, andforsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859, and shallgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them:
20then will Ipluckוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428themupH5921by the rootsoutH6440of mylandאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have hallowed for mynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034, will Icastאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993outH6440of mysightH6440, and I willmakeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414it aproverbH4912and abywordלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912amongallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.
21And thishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834issoH6213high,everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605one that passeth by it shall beastonishedיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074, and shallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Whyבַּמֶּ֨הba.MehH4100hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneH6213thusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602unto thislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and to thishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?
22And they shallanswerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,BecauseH5921they forsook theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,whichH834broughtH935themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, andlaidH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430, and worshipped them, andservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath hebroughtH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH5921them.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
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- Darby Translation Notes
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