2 Chronicles 7 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·2 Chronicles 8

¹At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house,

KJVAnd it came to pass at the end^H7093 of twenty^H6242 years^H8141, wherein Solomon^H8010 had built^H1129^(H8804) the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and his own house^H1004,

² Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

KJVThat the cities^H5892 which Huram^H2361 had restored^H5414^(H8804) to Solomon^H8010, Solomon^H8010 built^H1129^(H8804) them, and caused the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 to dwell^H3427^(H8686) there.

³ Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.

KJVAnd Solomon^H8010 went^H3212^(H8799) to Hamathzobah^H2578, and prevailed^H2388^(H8799) against it.

⁴ He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.

KJVAnd he built^H1129^(H8799) Tadmor^H8412 in the wilderness^H4057, and all the store^H4543 cities^H5892, which he built^H1129^(H8804) in Hamath^H2574.

⁵ Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;

KJVAlso he built^H1129^(H8799) Bethhoron^H1032 the upper^H5945, and Bethhoron^H1032 the nether^H8481, fenced^H4692 cities^H5892, with walls^H2346, gates^H1817, and bars^H1280;

⁶ and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

KJVAnd Baalath^H1191, and all the store^H4543 cities^H5892 that Solomon^H8010 had, and all the chariot^H7393 cities^H5892, and the cities^H5892 of the horsemen^H6571, and all that Solomon^H8010 desired^H2836^(H8804)^H2837 to build^H1129^(H8800) in Jerusalem^H3389, and in Lebanon^H3844, and throughout all the land^H776 of his dominion^H4475.

⁷ As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel—

KJVAs for all the people^H5971 that were left^H3498^(H8737) of the Hittites^H2850, and the Amorites^H567, and the Perizzites^H6522, and the Hivites^H2340, and the Jebusites^H2983, which were not of Israel^H3478,

⁸ of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume—of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.

KJVBut of their children^H1121, who were left^H3498^(H8738) after^H310 them in the land^H776, whom the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 consumed^H3615^(H8765) not, them did Solomon^H8010 make to pay^H5927^(H8686) tribute^H4522 until this day^H3117.

⁹ But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

KJVBut of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did Solomon^H8010 make^H5414^(H8804) no servants^H5650 for his work^H4399; but they were men^H582 of war^H4421, and chief^H8269 of his captains^H7991, and captains^H8269 of his chariots^H7393 and horsemen^H6571.

¹⁰ These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.

KJVAnd these were the chief^H8269 of king^H4428 Solomon's^H8010 officers^H5324^(H8737)^(H8675)^H5333, even two hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572, that bare rule^H7287^(H8802) over the people^H5971.

¹¹ Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places where Yahweh’s ark has come are holy.”

KJVAnd Solomon^H8010 brought up^H5927^(H8689) the daughter^H1323 of Pharaoh^H6547 out of the city^H5892 of David^H1732 unto the house^H1004 that he had built^H1129^(H8804) for her: for he said^H559^(H8804), My wife^H802 shall not dwell^H3427^(H8799) in the house^H1004 of David^H1732 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, because the places are holy^H6944, whereunto the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 hath come^H935^(H8804).

¹² Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on Yahweh’s altar which he had built before the porch,

KJVThen Solomon^H8010 offered^H5927^(H8689) burnt offerings^H5930 unto the LORD^H3068 on the altar^H4196 of the LORD^H3068, which he had built^H1129^(H8804) before^H6440 the porch^H197,

¹³ even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths.

KJVEven after a certain rate^H1697 every day^H3117, offering^H5927^(H8687) according to the commandment^H4687 of Moses^H4872, on the sabbaths^H7676, and on the new moons^H2320, and on the solemn feasts^H4150, three^H7969 times^H6471 in the year^H8141, even in the feast^H2282 of unleavened bread^H4682, and in the feast^H2282 of weeks^H7620, and in the feast^H2282 of tabernacles^H5521.

¹⁴ He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.

KJVAnd he appointed^H5975^(H8686), according to the order^H4941 of David^H1732 his father^H1, the courses^H4256 of the priests^H3548 to their service^H5656, and the Levites^H3881 to their charges^H4931, to praise^H1984^(H8763) and minister^H8334^(H8763) before the priests^H3548, as the duty^H1697 of every day^H3117 required^H3117: the porters^H7778 also by their courses^H4256 at every gate^H8179: for so had David^H1732 the man^H376 of God^H430 commanded^H4687.

¹⁵ They didn’t depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.

KJVAnd they departed^H5493^(H8804) not from the commandment^H4687 of the king^H4428 unto the priests^H3548 and Levites^H3881 concerning any matter^H1697, or concerning the treasures^H214.

¹⁶ Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day of the foundation of Yahweh’s house until it was finished. So Yahweh’s house was completed.

KJVNow all the work^H4399 of Solomon^H8010 was prepared^H3559^(H8735) unto the day^H3117 of the foundation^H4143 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and until it was finished^H3615^(H8800). So the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 was perfected^H8003.

¹⁷ Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.

KJVThen went^H1980^(H8804) Solomon^H8010 to Eziongeber^H6100, and to Eloth^H359, at the sea^H3220 side^H8193 in the land^H776 of Edom^H123.

¹⁸ Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

KJVAnd Huram^H2361 sent^H7971^(H8799) him by the hands^H3027 of his servants^H5650 ships^H591^(H8675)^H591, and servants^H5650 that had knowledge^H3045^(H8802) of the sea^H3220; and they went^H935^(H8799) with the servants^H5650 of Solomon^H8010 to Ophir^H211, and took^H3947^(H8799) thence four^H702 hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572 talents^H3603 of gold^H2091, and brought^H935^(H8686) them to king^H4428 Solomon^H8010.

WEB·2 Chronicles 7

¹Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and Yahweh’s glory filled the house.

KJVNow when Solomon^H8010 had made an end^H3615^(H8763) of praying^H6419^(H8692), the fire^H784 came down^H3381^(H8804) from heaven^H8064, and consumed^H398^(H8799) the burnt offering^H5930 and the sacrifices^H2077; and the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 filled^H4390^(H8804) the house^H1004.

² The priests could not enter into Yahweh’s house, because Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house.

KJVAnd the priests^H3548 could^H3201^(H8804) not enter^H935^(H8800) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, because the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 had filled^H4390^(H8804) the LORD'S^H3068 house^H1004.

³ All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and Yahweh’s glory was on the house. They bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh, saying, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!”

KJVAnd when all the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 saw^H7200^(H8802) how the fire^H784 came down^H3381^(H8800), and the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 upon the house^H1004, they bowed^H3766^(H8799) themselves with their faces^H639 to the ground^H776 upon the pavement^H7531, and worshipped^H7812^(H8691), and praised^H3034^(H8687) the LORD^H3068, saying, For he is good^H2896; for his mercy^H2617 endureth for ever^H5769.

⁴ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before Yahweh.

KJVThen the king^H4428 and all the people^H5971 offered^H2076^(H8802) sacrifices^H2077 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068.

⁵ King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated God’s house.

KJVAnd king^H4428 Solomon^H8010 offered^H2076^(H8799) a sacrifice^H2077 of twenty^H6242 and two^H8147 thousand^H505 oxen^H1241, and an hundred^H3967 and twenty^H6242 thousand^H505 sheep^H6629: so the king^H4428 and all the people^H5971 dedicated^H2596^(H8799) the house^H1004 of God^H430.

⁶ The priests stood, according to their positions; the Levites also with instruments of music of Yahweh, which David the king had made to give thanks to Yahweh, when David praised by their ministry, saying “For his loving kindness endures forever.” The priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.

KJVAnd the priests^H3548 waited^H5975^(H8802) on their offices^H4931: the Levites^H3881 also with instruments^H3627 of musick^H7892 of the LORD^H3068, which David^H1732 the king^H4428 had made^H6213^(H8804) to praise^H3034^(H8687) the LORD^H3068, because his mercy^H2617 endureth for ever^H5769, when David^H1732 praised^H1984^(H8763) by their ministry^H3027; and the priests^H3548 sounded trumpets^H2690^(H8688)^(H8675)^H2690^(H8764) before them, and all Israel^H3478 stood^H5975^(H8802).

⁷ Moreover Solomon made the middle of the court that was before Yahweh’s house holy; for there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the fat.

KJVMoreover Solomon^H8010 hallowed^H6942^(H8762) the middle^H8432 of the court^H2691 that was before^H6440 the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068: for there he offered^H6213^(H8804) burnt offerings^H5930, and the fat^H2459 of the peace offerings^H8002, because the brasen^H5178 altar^H4196 which Solomon^H8010 had made^H6213^(H8804) was not able^H3201^(H8804) to receive^H3557^(H8687) the burnt offerings^H5930, and the meat offerings^H4503, and the fat^H2459.

⁸ So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.

KJVAlso at the same time^H6256 Solomon^H8010 kept^H6213^(H8799) the feast^H2282 seven^H7651 days^H3117, and all Israel^H3478 with him, a very^H3966 great^H1419 congregation^H6951, from the entering in^H935^(H8800) of Hamath^H2574 unto the river^H5158 of Egypt^H4714.

⁹ On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

KJVAnd in the eighth^H8066 day^H3117 they made^H6213^(H8799) a solemn assembly^H6116: for they kept^H6213^(H8804) the dedication^H2598 of the altar^H4196 seven^H7651 days^H3117, and the feast^H2282 seven^H7651 days^H3117.

¹⁰ On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

KJVAnd on the three^H7969 and twentieth^H6242 day^H3117 of the seventh^H7637 month^H2320 he sent^H7971 the people^H5971 away^H7971^(H8765) into their tents^H168, glad^H8056 and merry^H2896 in heart^H3820 for the goodness^H2896 that the LORD^H3068 had shewed^H6213^(H8804) unto David^H1732, and to Solomon^H8010, and to Israel^H3478 his people^H5971.

¹¹ Thus Solomon finished Yahweh’s house and the king’s house; and he successfully completed all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in Yahweh’s house and in his own house.

KJVThus Solomon^H8010 finished^H3615^(H8762) the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and the king's^H4428 house^H1004: and all that came^H935^(H8802) into Solomon's^H8010 heart^H3820 to make^H6213^(H8800) in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and in his own house^H1004, he prosperously effected^H6743^(H8689).

¹² Then Yahweh appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for myself for a house of sacrifice.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200^(H8735) to Solomon^H8010 by night^H3915, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, I have heard^H8085^(H8804) thy prayer^H8605, and have chosen^H977^(H8804) this place^H4725 to myself for an house^H1004 of sacrifice^H2077.

¹³ “If I shut up the sky so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people,

KJVIf^H2005 I shut up^H6113^(H8799) heaven^H8064 that there be no rain^H4306, or if I command^H6680^(H8762) the locusts^H2284 to devour^H398^(H8800) the land^H776, or if I send^H7971^(H8762) pestilence^H1698 among my people^H5971;

¹⁴ if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

KJVIf my people^H5971, which are called^H7121^(H8738) by my name^H8034, shall humble^H3665^(H8735) themselves, and pray^H6419^(H8691), and seek^H1245^(H8762) my face^H6440, and turn^H7725^(H8799) from their wicked^H7451 ways^H1870; then will I hear^H8085^(H8799) from heaven^H8064, and will forgive^H5545^(H8799) their sin^H2403, and will heal^H7495^(H8799) their land^H776.

¹⁵ Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer that is made in this place.

KJVNow mine eyes^H5869 shall be open^H6605^(H8803), and mine ears^H241 attent^H7183 unto the prayer^H8605 that is made in this place^H4725.

¹⁶ For now I have chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart will be there perpetually.

KJVFor now have I chosen^H977^(H8804) and sanctified^H6942^(H8689) this house^H1004, that my name^H8034 may be there for^H5704 ever^H5769: and mine eyes^H5869 and mine heart^H3820 shall be there perpetually^H3117.

¹⁷ “As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances,

KJVAnd as for thee, if thou wilt walk^H3212^(H8799) before^H6440 me, as David^H1732 thy father^H1 walked^H1980^(H8804), and do^H6213^(H8800) according to all that I have commanded^H6680^(H8765) thee, and shalt observe^H8104^(H8799) my statutes^H2706 and my judgments^H4941;

¹⁸ then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.’

KJVThen will I stablish^H6965^(H8689) the throne^H3678 of thy kingdom^H4438, according as I have covenanted^H3772^(H8804) with David^H1732 thy father^H1, saying^H559^(H8800), There shall not fail^H3772^(H8735) thee a man^H376 to be ruler^H4910^(H8802) in Israel^H3478.

¹⁹ But if you turn away and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,

KJVBut if ye turn away^H7725^(H8799), and forsake^H5800^(H8804) my statutes^H2708 and my commandments^H4687, which I have set^H5414^(H8804) before^H6440 you, and shall go^H1980^(H8804) and serve^H5647^(H8804) other^H312 gods^H430, and worship^H7812^(H8694) them;

²⁰ then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

KJVThen will I pluck them up by the roots^H5428^(H8804) out of my land^H127 which I have given^H5414^(H8804) them; and this house^H1004, which I have sanctified^H6942^(H8689) for my name^H8034, will I cast out^H7993^(H8686) of my sight^H6440, and will make^H5414^(H8799) it to be a proverb^H4912 and a byword^H8148 among all nations^H5971.

²¹ This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’

KJVAnd this house^H1004, which is high^H5945, shall be an astonishment^H8074^(H8799) to every one that passeth^H5674^(H8802) by it; so that he shall say^H559^(H8804), Why hath the LORD^H3068 done^H6213^(H8804) thus unto this land^H776, and unto this house^H1004?

²² They shall answer, ‘Because they abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and took other gods, worshiped them, and served them. Therefore he has brought all this evil on them.’”

KJVAnd it shall be answered^H559^(H8804), Because they forsook^H5800^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of their fathers^H1, which brought them forth^H3318^(H8689) out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and laid hold^H2388^(H8686) on other^H312 gods^H430, and worshipped^H7812^(H8691) them, and served^H5647^(H8799) them: therefore hath he brought^H935^(H8689) all this evil^H7451 upon them.

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