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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the king and all the people were offering sacrifices before Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered a sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king and all the people were offering sacrifices in the LORD’s presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king and all the people were offering sacrifices in the LORD&#8217s presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Solomon and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people kept on offering sacrifices in the presence of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king and all the people were presenting sacrifices to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before Yahweh. <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 the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king and all the people sacrificed sacrifices before Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the king and all the people sacrificed victims before the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people were immolating victims before the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the King and all the people were sacrificing sacrifices to LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the king and all the people <i>were</i> offering sacrifices before the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/7-4.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=1565" 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> <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: wə·ham·me·leḵ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">Then the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: zō·ḇə·ḥîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <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/8-62.htm">1 Kings 8:62-63</a></span><br />Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. / And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.<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="/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/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31-36</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. / And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. ...<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="/1_kings/3-4.htm">1 Kings 3:4</a></span><br />Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38-39</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. / When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a></span><br />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="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16-17</a></span><br />Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. / For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-43.htm">Nehemiah 12:43</a></span><br />On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Psalm 51:19</a></span><br />Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.<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’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="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15-16</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. / And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-6.htm">Sacrificing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-17.htm">Sacrificing</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the king and all the people</b><br>This phrase highlights the unity between the king and the people in worship. In the context of ancient Israel, the king often led the nation in religious observance, reflecting the theocratic nature of the kingdom. The king here is Solomon, who had just completed the construction of the Temple, a significant event in Israel's history. This unity in worship underscores the communal aspect of Israel's covenant relationship with God, where both leadership and laity participate in religious rites.<p><b>offered sacrifices</b><br>Sacrifices were central to Israelite worship, serving as a means of atonement, thanksgiving, and dedication. The act of offering sacrifices was a tangible expression of devotion and obedience to God. In the context of the Temple's dedication, these sacrifices were likely burnt offerings, peace offerings, and sin offerings, which were prescribed in the Mosaic Law. The sheer number of sacrifices offered during this event, as described in the surrounding verses, indicates the magnitude of the celebration and the people's desire to honor God.<p><b>before the LORD</b><br>This phrase signifies that the sacrifices were made in the presence of God, who was believed to dwell in the Temple. The Temple was seen as the earthly dwelling place of God, where His presence was manifest in a special way. Offering sacrifices "before the LORD" emphasizes the direct relationship between the worshippers and God, facilitated by the Temple. This concept is echoed in other parts of Scripture, where worship and sacrifices are directed towards God as an act of reverence and submission. The presence of God in the Temple also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who is described in the New Testament as the true Temple, where God's presence dwells fully.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_solomon.htm">King Solomon</a></b><br>The son of King David, Solomon is the king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem. His reign is marked by wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel, gathered to witness and participate in the dedication of the temple, showing unity and collective worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The newly constructed temple, a central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifices.htm">Sacrifices</a></b><br>Offerings made to God, which in this context, are part of the dedication ceremony of the temple, signifying devotion and thanksgiving.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is worshiped and honored through the sacrifices and dedication of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship.htm">The Importance of Worship</a></b><br>The act of offering sacrifices highlights the centrality of worship in the life of God's people. Worship is not just a ritual but a heartfelt response to God's presence and blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The collective participation of the king and the people underscores the importance of communal worship. As believers, gathering together to worship strengthens our faith and unity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_living.htm">Sacrificial Living</a></b><br>While the Old Testament sacrifices were physical offerings, believers today are called to live sacrificially, offering our lives as living sacrifices to God (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The dedication of the temple signifies God's dwelling among His people. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we are called to live in a way that honors His presence within us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/thanksgiving_and_dedication.htm">Thanksgiving and Dedication</a></b><br>The sacrifices were an expression of gratitude and dedication. In our lives, we should regularly express our thankfulness to God and dedicate our time, talents, and resources to His service.<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_does_animal_sacrifice_fit_ethics_today.htm">Leviticus 5:6 mandates animal sacrifice for atonement; how does punishing an innocent creature align with modern ethical standards? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_being_outside_paradise.htm">Who were the Meunites in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_manage_sacrifices_in_2_chron_30_24.htm">In 2 Chronicles 30:24, how could authorities practically handle the huge numbers of sacrifices without facing sanitary or organizational challenges?</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><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>(4-10) THE SACRIFICES AND THE FESTIVAL. (Comp. <a href="/context/1_kings/8-62.htm" title="And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.">1Kings 8:62-66</a><span class= "ital">.</span>) The two narratives are again mainly coincident.<p>(4) <span class= "bld">Then<span class= "ital">.</span></span><span class= "ital">--And.</span><p><span class= "bld">Offered sacrifices.</span>--<span class= "ital">Were sacrificing a sacrifice.</span> LXX., <span class= "greekheb">??????? ??????</span><span class= "ital">.</span> Vulg., "immolabant."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4, 5.</span> - These two verses bring us again into company with the parallel in its vers. 62, 63. Let it be noticed that in both these verses the compiler of Chronicles avoids the words, "all Israel," and "all the children of Israel;" in favour of <span class="cmt_word">all the people</span>. The parallel tells us that the <span class="cmt_word">sacrifices</span> in part were <span class="accented">peace offerings</span>, eatable, therefore, by priests and people. Large as the numbers of the <span class="cmt_word">oxen and sheep</span> sacrificed, yet indications in the narrative round about do something to sustain them, as <span class="accented">e.g.</span> the number of people who had come together; the fact that all the people are said to offer sacrifices; the fact that Solomon, Because of the press for room (ver. 7), hallowed the <span class="cmt_word">middle of the court</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> probably the court itself, in order to find place for the "burnt offerings, meat offerings, and fat" (ver. 7); further, the number of mouths of people that certainly would need filling, not only on one day, but on days more than one, while on the third day (<a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Leviticus 19:6</a>) any part of a peace offering still left was to be destroyed by fire. Nevertheless, the thought of the scene of butchery is, to our modern imagination, amazing to the last degree. An assemblage of people in Jerusalem, all making also for its temple, of a hundred and twenty thousand people, and a minimum of another twenty-two thousand people, is startling; but add to these a <span class="cmt_word">sheep</span> apiece for the former number, and an <span class="cmt_word">ox</span> apiece for the latter (a computation itself necessarily under the mark), and allow several days to be covered by the- killing and sacrificing, and one feels that the key and explanation of the present words of the Bible text in this very passage are scarcely in hand. The interesting note in the 'Speaker's Commentary' on <a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">1 Kings 8:63</a> scarcely assists us. Its instances of the "profusion" of the "sacrifices of antiquity" are altogether and immensely distanced by the narrative before us, not only in the number of victims, but in respect of the time in which the victims had to be despatched and disposed of, and the place and space within which, if not the slaughtering, yet certainly the offering, had to be done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/7-4.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 the king</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">offered</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹבְחִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(zō·ḇə·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sacrifices</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֖בַח</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">2 Chronicles 7:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 7:4 Then the king and all the people (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:5" /></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>