歴代志下 7:1-9 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8

Also at the same time … the feast ; i.e. the Feast of Tabernacles, which occupied the seven days from the fifteenth to the twenty-second of the month Tisri ( Leviticus 23:33 ). Thus fourteen days ( 1 Kings 8:65 )were occupied by the two feasts, that of the temple consecration and that of Tabernacles, while on the fifteenth day of feasting, viz. the twenty-third of the month Tisri, or Ethanim (the seventh month), the people went home. The entering in of Hamath unto the river of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8-11

Sunshine. A very happy time it was when the temple was opened at Jerusalem. It may be said that the city of God and the people of God dwelt in the sunshine of his presence and his favour. It was a protracted period of sacred joy and gladdening prosperity. I. SOLEMNITIES AND FESTIVITIES ARE FITTINGLY ASSOCIATED . "At the same time" i.e. in close conjunction with the solemn rites that were observed within the temple, "Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8-11

A great festival. I. THE OCCASION . 1 . The dedication of the altar. Probably a part is here put for the whole. The writer means by the dedication of the altar the dedication of the whole temple. That this should have been followed by a feast was appropriate, since 2 . The Feast of Tabernacles. It would seem that the solemnities connected with the dedication were commenced seven days at least before the fifteenth of Tisri, the date of the Feast of Tabernacles, and that on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:9

Solemn assembly . The word thus translated in the Authorized Version occurs (including both its but very slightly differing forms) eleven times. Five of these times the margin offers, probably unnecessarily, the optional rendering of "restraint." It may be that the root involves this idea, and certainly the word is especially used for the seventh or closing day of Passover, and eighth or closing day of Tabernacles; but other occasions of its use seem to negative this as an essential element... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:1

The fire came down from heaven - As in the time of Moses on the dedication of the tabernacle Leviticus 9:24 The fact is omitted from the narrative of Kings; but omission is not contradiction. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:8

Solomon kept the feast - i. e., Solomon kept at this same time, not the Feast of the Dedication only, but also the Feast of tabernacles. The former lasted seven days, from the 8th of Tisri to the 15th, the latter also seven days, from the 15th to the 22nd. On the day following the people were dismissed 2 Chronicles 7:10. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:1

2 Chronicles 7:1. The fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt- offering, &c. This circumstance is added to what is recorded in the first book of Kings. Hereby, and by the cloud filling the whole house, was shown God’s gracious acceptance of Solomon’s prayer and sacrifices; and an assurance was given that he would be present in this place, and grant all their lawful petitions. By the former of these, it is generally thought, the first sacrifice that we read of in Scripture,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:3

2 Chronicles 7:3. The glory of the Lord upon the house The cloud first came down upon the house, and then entered into the house, and was seen both within it by the priests, and without it by the people; who by this evident token of the divine presence, and the sudden and miraculous descent of the fire, were fully satisfied that it was God’s house, and that he would accept their sacrifices offered there, hear their prayers, and bestow his blessings upon them. They bowed themselves with... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:4-5

2 Chronicles 7:4-5. Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices They had offered sacrifices before; but now they renewed them, and offered more, in acknowledgment of these new assurances of God’s love to them. Twenty and two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep It is probable that many of these sacrifices were burned in all the courts of the temple, and in different places upon the mount, as it was scarce possible that they should all be consumed upon one altar. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:6

2 Chronicles 7:6. Instruments of music of the Lord So called, because David had made them to praise the Lord withal. See 1 Chronicles 15:16. When David praised by their ministry For David composed the psalms or hymns, and appointed them to be sung by the Levites, and instruments of music to be joined to their voices. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:4-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:6

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