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

10On the 23rd day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Adonai had done for David, Solomon and Israel His people. 11Thus Solomon finished the House of Adonai and the king’s palace. Indeed, all that Solomon had on his heart to accomplish in the House of Adonai and in his own palace, he successfully completed. Then Adonai appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself for a House of sacrifice. 13If I shut up heaven that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, 14when My people, 0ver whom My Name is called, humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will 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

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 1:7That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask! What should I give you?”
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, Adonai appeared to Abram, and He said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Continually walk before Me and you will be blameless.
• 1 Kings 9:2that Adonai appeared to Solomon a second time, just as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
• 2 Kings 20:5“Return, and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people, thus says Adonai, the God of your father David: ‘I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears. Behold, I am going to heal you. On the third day you will go up to the House of Adonai.
• Psalms 10:17You hear, Adonai, the desire of the meek. You encourage them and incline Your ear.
• Psalms 66:19But surely God has heard. He has listened to my voice in prayer.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give birth to your son, and you will name him John.
• Acts 10:31He says, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your tzadakah remembered before God.
• 1 John 5:14Now this is the confidence we have before 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 so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.
• Deuteronomy 12:5Rather you are to seek only the place Adonai your God chooses from all your tribes to put His Name to dwell—there you will come.
• Psalms 78:68Instead He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 132:13For Adonai has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling:
• 2 Kings 2:6Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here please, for Adonai has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As Adonai lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So both of them went on.
• Deuteronomy 12:6There you are to bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, the offering of your hand, your vow and 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