2 Chronicles 7:4-24:16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 7:4

offered = sacrificed. Hebrew. zebach. App-43 . read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:4

SACRIFICES PREPARED FOR THE GREAT FEAST"Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before Jehovah. And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. And the priests stood according to their offices; the Levites also with instruments of music of Jehovah, which David the king had made to give thanks unto Jehovah (for his lovingkindness endureth forever), when David... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:4

4. Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices—Whether the individual worshippers slaughtered their own cattle, or a certain portion of the vast number of the Levitical order in attendance performed that work, as they sometimes did, in either case the offerings were made through the priests, who presented the blood and the fat upon the altar (see on :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 7:1-10

4. The celebration of the people 7:1-10This celebration consisted of a seven-day dedication of the bronze altar, followed by the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. The very large number of sacrifices Solomon offered seems incredible, but there are records of other large sacrifices such as this one that scholars have discovered from ancient times (cf. 1 Kings 8:63). [Note: Edward Curtis and Albert Madsen, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Chronicles, p. 348.] "The double... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 7:2-10

C. The Dedication of the Temple 5:2-7:10The dedication ceremony consisted of four parts: the installation of the ark, Solomon’s address to the people, Solomon’s prayer, and the celebration of the people."There can be little doubt that this ceremony, together with God’s response which immediately follows it, marks one of the major climaxes in the Chronicler’s presentation." [Note: H. G. M. Williamson, 1 and 2 Chronicles, p. 213.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

Solomon’s Sacrifices, and the Lord’s PromisesThis chapter reproduces with some additions portions of 1 Kings 8:62-66; and 1 Kings 9:1, 1 Kings 9:9.1. The fire came down] This, which marked the acceptance of Solomon’s sacrifice (cp. 1 Chronicles 21:26), is not mentioned in 1 Kings 8.21. Shall be an astonishment] i.e. a cause of astonishment. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 7:4

(4) Then.—And.Offered sacrifices.—Were sacrificing a sacrifice. LXX., θύοντες θύματα. Vulg., “immolabant.” read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 7:4-10

(4-10) THE SACRIFICES AND THE FESTIVAL. (Comp. 1 Kings 8:62-66.) The two narratives are again mainly coincident. read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:1-10

CHAPTER 7:1-10 The Answer by Fire-the Sacrifices and the Feast 1. The answer by fire (7:1-3) 2. The sacrifices (7:4-7) 3. The feast of tabernacles (7:8-10) A fuller manifestation of Jehovah’s favor and presence followed the great prayer of the king. First the cloud had appeared and now the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house. This is complementary to 1 Kings 8:63-64 . Nothing is mentioned of this answer by... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

GOD'S GLORIOUS ANSWER (vv.1-3) God wonderfully demonstrated His approval of the temple and of Solomon's prayer by sending fire from heaven to consume the burnt offering and the sacrifices (spoken of in ch.5:6), and filled the temple with His glory (vv.1-2). When the children of Israel saw this. they were prostrated in lowly worship, praising the Lord, and particularly emphasising "For He is good, for His mercy endures forever" (v.3). This was a wonderful beginning of a new era in Israel's... read more

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