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2 Chronicles 7:7 Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not contain all these offerings.

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Solomon then consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD&#8217;s Temple. He offered burnt offerings and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar he had built could not hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrificial fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD, for there he offered the burnt offering and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that <i>was</i> before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Furthermore Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that <i>was</i> in front of the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that <i>was</i> before the house of the LORD, for he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings there, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to contain the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD, 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 contain the burnt offering, the grain offering and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that <i>was</i> before the house of the LORD, 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 contain the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Solomon set apart as holy the middle of the court that <i>was</i> before the house of Yahweh, because there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings; for the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the house of the LORD, for it was there that he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings because the bronze altar which he had made was not sufficient to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat [all together].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since the bronze altar that Solomon had made could not accommodate the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, Solomon first consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the LORD&#8217;s temple and then offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since the bronze altar that Solomon had made could not accommodate the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, Solomon first consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the LORD&#8217s temple and then offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On that same day, Solomon dedicated the courtyard in front of the temple and got it ready to be used for worship. The bronze altar he had made was too small, so he used the courtyard to offer sacrifices to please the LORD and grain sacrifices, and also to send up in smoke the fat from the other offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered the burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />Solomon designated the courtyard in front of the LORD's temple as a holy place. He sacrificed the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat because the bronze altar that he had made and that was in front of the LORD was not able to hold all of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Solomon consecrated the central part of the courtyard, the area in front of the Temple, and then offered there the sacrifices burned whole, the grain offerings, and the fat from the fellowship offerings. He did this because the bronze altar which he had made was too small for all these offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon also dedicated the middle of the court in front of the LORD's Temple by offering there burnt offerings and fat from peace offerings because the bronze altar that Solomon had made could not contain the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and fat portion offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that is in front of the LORD's temple. He offered burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat from the peace offerings there, because the bronze altar that Solomon had made was too small to hold all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon made the middle of the court holy that was before the house of the LORD; 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, and the meal offering, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offerings, and the meat-offerings, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon made the middle of the court that was before Yahweh&#8217;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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Solomon sanctifies the middle of the court that [is] before the house of YHWH, for he has made the burnt-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings there, for the altar of bronze that Solomon made has not been able to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Solomon sanctifieth the middle of the court that is before the house of Jehovah, for he hath made there the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings: for the altar of brass that Solomon made hath not been able to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Solomon will consecrate the midst of the enclosure which was before the house of Jehovah, for he did there the burnt-offerings and the fat of the peace, for the altar of brass which Solomon made was not able to contain the burnt-offering and the gift and the fat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Solomon also sanctified the middle of the court before the temple of the Lord: for he offered there the holocausts, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar, which he had made, could not hold the holocausts and the sacrifices and the fat: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, Solomon sanctified the middle of the atrium in front of the temple of the Lord. For he had offered the holocausts and the fat of peace offerings in that place because the bronze altar, which he had made, had not been able to support the holocausts and the sacrifices and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the court facing the house of the LORD; he offered there the burnt offerings and the fat of the communion offerings, since the bronze altar which Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the LORD; for there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the offerings of well-being because the bronze altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat parts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was too small to hold the burnt offerings and the meal offerings and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Solomon hallowed the inside of the courtyard that is before the house of LORD JEHOVAH, because there he brought forth sacrifices and the fat of peace offerings, for the altar of brass that Solomon made was small and could not contain the sacrifices and fine flour and the fat of peace offerings.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings; because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in the house of the Lord: for he offered there the whole-burnt-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings, for the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not sufficient to receive the whole-burnt-offerings, and the meat-offerings, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1608" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Sacrifices of Dedication</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">6</span>The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, &#8220;For His loving devotion endures forever.&#8221; Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: &#353;&#601;&#183;l&#333;&#183;m&#333;h (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Then Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: way&#183;qad&#183;d&#234;&#353; (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">consecrated</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: t&#333;&#183;w&#7733; (N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">the middle</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he&#183;&#7717;&#257;&#183;&#7779;&#234;r (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">of the courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip&#772;&#183;n&#234; (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: &#7687;&#234;&#7791;- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah&#183;weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: k&#238;- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: &#353;&#257;m (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: &#8216;&#257;&#183;&#347;&#257;h (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: h&#257;&#183;&#8216;&#333;&#183;l&#333;&#183;w&#7791; (Art:: N-fp) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">the burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#234;&#7791; (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: &#7717;el&#183;&#7687;&#234; (N-mpc) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">and the fat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8002.htm" title="8002: ha&#353;&#183;&#353;&#601;&#183;l&#257;&#183;m&#238;m (Art:: N-mp) -- A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering. From shalam; properly, requital, i.e. A sacrifice in thanks.">of the peace offerings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: k&#238;- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">since</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: han&#183;n&#601;&#183;&#7717;&#333;&#183;&#353;e&#7791; (Art:: N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">the bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz&#183;ba&#7717; (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: &#353;&#601;&#183;l&#333;&#183;m&#333;h (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: &#8216;&#257;&#183;&#347;&#257;h (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had made</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: y&#257;&#183;&#7733;&#333;&#183;wl (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">could</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: l&#333; (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3557.htm" title="3557: l&#601;&#183;h&#257;&#183;&#7733;&#238;l (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To comprehend, contain. A primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain.">contain</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ham&#183;min&#183;&#7717;&#257;h (Art:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">all these offerings.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;e&#7791;- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: h&#257;&#183;&#8216;&#333;&#183;l&#257;h (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;e&#7791;- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ha&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;l&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#238;m (Art:: N-mp) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part."></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him&#8212;a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt&#8212;kept the feast for seven days.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">1 Kings 8:64</a></span><br />On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a></span><br />He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">2 Chronicles 6:13</a></span><br />Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">1 Kings 8:22-23</a></span><br />Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, / and said: &#8220;O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">1 Kings 8:54</a></span><br />Now when Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the LORD, he got up before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-6.htm">2 Chronicles 5:6</a></span><br />There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">2 Chronicles 29:35</a></span><br />Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-22.htm">Leviticus 9:22-24</a></span><br />Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down. / Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. / Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a></span><br />Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-24.htm">2 Chronicles 30:24</a></span><br />For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm">2 Chronicles 35:7-9</a></span><br />From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present. / His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls. / Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God&#8217;s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a></span><br />Do you not know that you yourselves are God&#8217;s temple, and that God&#8217;s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God&#8217;s temple, God will destroy him; for God&#8217;s temple is holy, and you are that temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a></span><br />built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.</p><p class="hdg">hallowed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a></b></br> Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Numbers 16:37,38</a></b></br> Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">1 Kings 8:64</a></b></br> The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that <i>was</i> before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that <i>was</i> before the LORD <i>was</i> too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.</p><p class="hdg">the brazen</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a></b></br> Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-6.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">Court</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-40.htm">gs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">Hallowed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">Meat-Offerings</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-32.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-25.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-8.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Solomon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">Court</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">gs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">Hallowed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Meat-Offerings</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-2.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Solomon</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heaven, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">and glory in the temple, the people worship him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">Solomon's solemn sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Solomon having kept the feasts of tabernacles and dedication, dismisses the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The courtyard, located in front of the temple, was a significant area for worship and sacrifices. This act reflects the importance of dedicating spaces for God's service, a practice rooted in the Old Testament (<a href="/exodus/29-43.htm">Exodus 29:43-44</a>). The temple itself, built by Solomon, was a fulfillment of God's promise to David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a>), and its consecration was a pivotal moment in Israel's history, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people.<p><b>and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings</b><br>Burnt offerings and peace offerings were integral parts of Israelite worship, as outlined in Leviticus. Burnt offerings symbolized atonement and complete surrender to God (Leviticus 1), while peace offerings represented fellowship and thanksgiving (Leviticus 3). Solomon's offerings were a demonstration of devotion and gratitude, aligning with the covenantal relationship between God and Israel. This act also prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself as a perfect atonement for sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings</b><br>The bronze altar, constructed by Solomon, was a central feature of the temple's sacrificial system (<a href="/2_chronicles/4.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a>). Its inability to accommodate all the offerings highlights the magnitude of the sacrifices made during the temple's dedication. This abundance of offerings underscores the people's zeal and the significance of the event. The bronze altar's limitations also point to the need for a greater, more perfect sacrifice, fulfilled in Christ, who is both the altar and the offering (<a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem. He is known for his wisdom and dedication to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_courtyard.htm">The Courtyard</a></b><br>The area in front of the temple where Solomon consecrated space for offerings due to the overflow of sacrifices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offerings_and_peace_offerings.htm">Burnt Offerings and Peace Offerings</a></b><br>Sacrifices made to God, symbolizing atonement and fellowship, respectively.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bronze_altar.htm">The Bronze Altar</a></b><br>An altar made by Solomon for sacrifices, which was insufficient to hold all the offerings during the dedication of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_abundance_of_worship.htm">The Abundance of Worship</a></b><br>Solomon's need to consecrate additional space for offerings highlights the abundance and overflow of worship. Our worship should be generous and wholehearted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_insufficiency_of_human_efforts.htm">The Insufficiency of Human Efforts</a></b><br>The bronze altar's inability to contain all offerings symbolizes the limitations of human efforts. It points to the need for a greater, perfect sacrifice found in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consecration_and_holiness.htm">Consecration and Holiness</a></b><br>Solomon's act of consecrating the courtyard underscores the importance of setting apart spaces and times for God. We are called to consecrate our lives as living sacrifices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_worship.htm">Community in Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the offerings reflects the importance of corporate worship. We are encouraged to gather together in worship and fellowship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Despite the limitations of the altar, God provided a way for the offerings to be made. This reminds us of God's provision in our lives, even when resources seem insufficient.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_baths_did_solomon_build.htm">Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_were_142,000_sacrifices_feasible.htm">Given 1 Kings 8:63, where 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep are sacrificed, how is it feasible to perform such a massive ritual in a single location without logistical contradictions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chr_1_7_-_did_god_appear_to_solomon.htm">2 Chronicles 1:7 - How could God physically appear to Solomon and speak to him, and what evidence supports this event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Moreover.</span>--<span class= "ital">And.</span> This verse is slightly modified from <a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm" title="The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.">1Kings 8:64</a> (see the Notes there).<p><span class= "bld">Which Solomon had made.</span>--<a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm" title="Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.">2Chronicles 4:1</a>. Kings, <span class= "ital">which was before the Lord.</span><p><span class= "bld">Was not able to receive.</span>--An explanation of the phrase of Kings, "was too little to receive."<p><span class= "bld">The burnt offerings . . . meat offerings.</span>--Both are singular in the Heb.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1502;&#1465;&#1431;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#601;&#183;l&#333;&#183;m&#333;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consecrated</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1461;&#1443;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;qad&#183;d&#234;&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the middle</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1514;&#1468;&#1444;&#1493;&#1465;&#1498;&#1456;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#333;&#183;w&#7733;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the courtyard</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1462;&#1469;&#1495;&#1464;&#1510;&#1461;&#1512;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(he&#183;&#7717;&#257;&#183;&#7779;&#234;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in front</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1460;&#1508;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1443;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(lip&#772;&#183;n&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1461;&#1497;&#1514;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7687;&#234;&#7791;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1464;&#1428;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(Yah&#183;weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1469;&#1497;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#238;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1501;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he offered</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1464;&#1444;&#1513;&#1474;&#1464;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#257;&#183;&#347;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the burnt offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1464;&#1469;&#1506;&#1465;&#1500;&#1428;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#257;&#183;&#8216;&#333;&#183;l&#333;&#183;w&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the fat</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1495;&#1462;&#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1461;&#1443;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7717;el&#183;&#7687;&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the peace offerings,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1473;&#1468;&#1456;&#1500;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1425;&#1497;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(ha&#353;&#183;&#353;&#601;&#183;l&#257;&#183;m&#238;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8002.htm">Strong's 8002: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">since</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1469;&#1497;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#238;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1504;&#1468;&#1456;&#1495;&#1465;&#1433;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1514;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(han&#183;n&#601;&#183;&#7717;&#333;&#183;&#353;e&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">altar</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1460;&#1494;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1444;&#1495;</span> <span class="translit">(miz&#183;ba&#7717;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[he]</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1502;&#1465;&#1428;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#601;&#183;l&#333;&#183;m&#333;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had made</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1464;&#1443;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#257;&#183;&#347;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1464;&#1499;&#1431;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#257;&#183;&#7733;&#333;&#183;wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1465;&#1443;&#1488;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#333;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">contain</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1499;&#1460;&#1435;&#1497;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;h&#257;&#183;&#7733;&#238;l)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3557.htm">Strong's 3557: </a> </span><span class="str2">To keep in, to measure, to maintain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[all these offerings].</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1460;&#1504;&#1456;&#1495;&#1464;&#1430;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(ham&#183;min&#183;&#7717;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 7:7 Moreover Solomon made the middle (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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