2 Chronicles 7:10 NLT,NIV,ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-11

Here is, I. The gracious answer which God immediately made to Solomon's prayer: The fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifice, 2 Chron. 7:1. In this way God testified his acceptance of Moses (Lev. 9:24), of Gideon (Jdg. 6:21), of David (1 Chron. 21:26), of Elijah (1 Kgs. 18:38); and, in general, to accept the burnt-sacrifice is, in the Hebrew phrase, to turn it to ashes, Ps. 20:3. The fire came down here, not upon the killing of the sacrifices, but the praying of the prayer. 1.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:7-10

Moreover, Solomon hallowed the middle of the court ,.... From hence, to the end of 2 Chronicles 7:10 is the same with 1 Kings 8:64 . See Gill on 1 Kings 8:64 , 1 Kings 8:65 , 1 Kings 8:66 , only mention is made in 2 Chronicles 7:9 of the dedication of the altar, as if distinct from the dedication of the house, and hallowing the middle of the court, see Numbers 7:10 in imitation of which the Heathens dedicated their altars, in which they used ashes and water, as Pausanias F25 ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:10

On the three and twentieth day - This was the ninth day of the dedication of the temple; but in 1 Kings 8:66 ; it is called the eighth day. "The meaning is this," says Jarchi: "he gave them liberty to return on the eighth day, and many of them did then return: and he dismissed the remainder on the ninth, what is called here the twenty-third, reckoning the fourteen days for the duration of the two feasts; in all, twenty-three." The Targum paraphrases this verse thus: "The people... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

The testimony by fire, and the vouchsafed glory of the Lord. This chapter invites attention to four subjects, no one of which is entirely fresh, but each one of which owns to fresh impressiveness by virtue of position, particularity of description, and the more touching associations which now surround it. Attention, then, may be called first of all and chiefly to— I. THE MARVEL OF THE DESCENDING FIRE FROM HEAVEN . It is remarkable that the parallel ( 1 Kings 8:1-66 .)... 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:10

2 Chronicles 7:10. On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month, he sent the people away They kept the feast of the dedication of the altar seven days, from the second to the ninth; the tenth day was the day of atonement, when they were to afflict their souls for sin, and that was not unseasonable in the midst of their rejoicings: then on the fifteenth began the feast of tabernacles, which continued to the twenty-second, and thus they continued to be employed in sacred services, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

Construction of the temple (2:1-7:22)With the help of King Hiram of Tyre, Solomon prepared materials and arranged a workforce to build the planned temple (2:1-18; see notes on 1 Kings 5:1-18). Construction went on for seven years, until the temple, its furniture, its courtyard, and all other articles and decorations connected with it were completed according to plan (3:1-5:1; see notes on 1 Kings 6:1-7:51). The temple was then dedicated to God (5:2-7:22; see notes on 1 Kings 8:1-9:9). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:10

2 Chronicles 7:10. Glad and merry in heart for the goodness, &c.— That is, according to the Targum, "for the goodness of the Lord shewn unto David, in opening the doors of the sanctuary; and unto Solomon, whose prayer God had accepted, and had honoured him with his presence in the house that he had built; and unto his people Israel, in his acceptance of their sacrifices, and sending down fire from heaven to consume them." REFLECTIONS.—1st, A glorious answer was given to Solomon's fervent... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:7-10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:8-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 7:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 7:1-22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 7:10

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