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All who pass by will be appalled and say, &#8216Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?&#8217 <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled. They will ask, ‘Why did the LORD do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’ <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house? <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the LORD done thus to this land and this house?’ <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the LORD done these things to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, &#8216Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will feel desolate and say, ‘Why has Yahweh done thus to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And as for this house, which was so exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As for this temple, which was exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will say, “Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?” <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As for this temple, which was exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will say: Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple? <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house? <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This temple is now magnificent. But when these things happen, everyone who walks by it will be shocked and will ask, "Why did the LORD do such a terrible thing to his people and to this temple?" <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Everyone passing by this impressive temple will be appalled. They will ask, 'Why did the LORD do these things to this land and this temple?' <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> "The Temple is now greatly honored, but then everyone who passes by it will be amazed and will ask, 'Why did the LORD do this to this land and this Temple?' <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Furthermore, even though this Temple seems so exalted, everyone who passes by it will be so astounded that they will ask, 'Why did the LORD do this to this land and to this Temple?' <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ?Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?? <a href="/net/2_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a> As for this temple, which was once majestic, everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say, 'Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?' <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This house, which is so exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?' <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house? <a href="/web/2_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a> 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?’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And this house that has been high is an astonishment to everyone passing by it, and he has said, Why has YHWH done thus to this land and to this house? <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house? <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this house which was high shall astonish to every one passing by it; and saying, For what did Jehovah thus to this land and to this house?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And this house shall be for a proverb to all that pass by, and they shall be astonished and say: Why hath the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house? <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this house will be like a proverb to all who pass by. And being astonished, they shall say: ‘Why has the Lord acted this way toward this land and toward this house?’ <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a> And this house which is so exalted—every passerby shall be horrified and ask: “Why has the LORD done such things to this land and to this house?” <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And regarding this house, now exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished, and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this house?’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And this house shall be in ruins, and every one passing by shall stand and shake his head in amazement, and say, Why has the LORD done thus to this great city and to this house? <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this house shall be desolate and everyone whoever will pass by it will stand and will shake his head and will shake his hand, and they will say: “Why did LORD JEHOVAH do so to this great city and to this house?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say: Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And as for this lofty house, every one that passes by it shall be amazed, and shall say, Wherefore has the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house? <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1780" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">The LORD's Response to Solomon</a> …20then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. 21<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">And when this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wə·hab·ba·yiṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (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/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has become</a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: ‘el·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">a heap of rubble,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">who pass</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by it</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: yiš·šōm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">will be appalled</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: bam·meh (Prep-b:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘Why</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.">has the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">done</a> <a href="/hebrew/3602.htm" title="3602: kā·ḵāh (Adv) -- Thus. From koh; just so, referring to the previous or following context.">such a thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">to this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">and to this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wə·lab·ba·yiṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">temple?’</a> 22And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8-9</a> And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ / And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’” <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8-9</a> And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’ / Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a> So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’ / And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. / They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. ... <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a> They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads. <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a> I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. <a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a> I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. / So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a> Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15-16</a> All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!” <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge. <a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a> “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a> “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a> where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?this house<a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8</a> And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?astonishment<a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">2 Chronicles 29:8</a> Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.<a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a> And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.<a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Jeremiah 49:17</a> Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.Why<a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a> Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? … <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8,9</a> And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? … <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Jeremiah 5:19</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-2.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-16.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Imposing</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-24.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-9.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-3.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-9.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-23.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/john/7-12.htm">Imposing</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/job/9-11.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-9.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-10.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-1.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-33.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 7</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heaven, </a> 2. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">and glory in the temple, the people worship him</a> 4. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">Solomon's solemn sacrifice</a> 8. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Solomon having kept the feasts of tabernacles and dedication, dismisses the people</a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And when this temple has become a heap of rubble This phrase refers to the potential destruction of Solomon's Temple, a significant event in Israel's history. The temple was the center of Jewish worship and symbolized God's presence among His people. The warning of its destruction serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Babylonians destroyed the temple in 586 BC. The imagery of a "heap of rubble" emphasizes total devastation, a common fate for cities and structures that faced divine judgment in the Old Testament (e.g., Jericho in <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26</a>).all who pass by it will be appalled The reaction of those who witness the destruction underscores the severity of the judgment. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the destruction of a temple was seen as a sign of a deity's defeat or abandonment. The appalled onlookers reflect the shock and awe at the reversal of fortune for a nation once favored by God. This reaction is echoed in <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a>, where passersby mock Jerusalem's downfall.and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ This question highlights the theological implications of the temple's destruction. It prompts reflection on the relationship between God and His people, emphasizing that the LORD's actions are a response to Israel's unfaithfulness. The land and temple were gifts from God, contingent on Israel's obedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>). The inquiry also serves as a didactic tool, teaching future generations about the consequences of turning away from God. This theme of divine retribution is consistent with the covenantal warnings found in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who built the temple, fulfilling his father David's vision. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The magnificent structure built by Solomon in Jerusalem as a dwelling place for the LORD. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who is speaking through this warning. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, whose obedience and faithfulness are being tested. 5. <a href="/topical/p/passersby.htm">Passersby</a> People from other nations who will witness the destruction and question its cause.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_conditional_nature_of_god's_promises.htm">The Conditional Nature of God's Promises</a> God's promises often come with conditions that require our obedience and faithfulness. Just as Israel was warned, we too must heed God's instructions to maintain His blessings. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God can lead to devastating consequences, not only for individuals but for entire communities. This serves as a sobering reminder to remain faithful. <a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_god's_actions.htm">The Witness of God's Actions</a> God's actions, whether blessings or judgments, serve as a testimony to the world. Our lives should reflect His glory and not bring reproach upon His name. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Even when we stray, God offers a path back through repentance. Acknowledging our failures and turning back to God can restore our relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_community_in_faithfulness.htm">The Role of the Community in Faithfulness</a> The faithfulness of a community impacts its collective experience of God's blessings or judgments. We must encourage one another to remain steadfast in our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 7</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_christian_catacombs.htm">What defines a house of prayer?</a> <a href="/q/any_evidence_priests_couldn't_enter_temple.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:2) Is there any external testimony or archaeological proof that the glory of the Lord physically filled the temple to the point priests could not enter?</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_david's_temple_ban_reason_given.htm">Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)?</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>(21) And this house, which is high.--A correction of Kings: "and this house shall be high," which appears meaningless in the context. But the Syriac (and Arabic) here and in Kings has, "And this house shall be laid waste" (nehwe hreb); and the Targum of Kings combines both readings thus: "And this house which is high shall be laid waste" (y'he harib). It appears, therefore, that the original reading of the Heb. text was, "And this house shall become ruinous heaps" ('iyin, "heaps," not 'elyon, "high"). (Comp. <a href="/micah/3-12.htm" title="Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.">Micah 3:12</a>. The mistake is as old as the LXX., ? ????? ????? ? ??????.)Shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it.--Every one that passeth by it shall be astonished: ??? ? ?????????????? ????? ??????????, LXX. Syriac, "Every one that passeth by it shall stop and shake his head, and sway with his hand, and say ". . . Kings adds, "and shall hiss" (certainly original).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - The Hebrew text of the first sentence of this verse differs here from that in the parallel; but, in fact, neither text reads satisfactorily and smoothly. The parallel (<a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8</a>) inserts the little word "at," though without italics, and "which" in italic type. The "at" is no doubt intended to be condoned as supposed to belong to the word astonished; the following verb hiss also permitting, though not requiring, the appendage. Not leaning to the text of the parallel (which shows no אֲשֶׁר, and which shows the substantive verb in the future tense יִהְיֶה), we need not find any particular difficulty in rendering our present text, And this house, which is most high (the word well favours this idea), shall be an astonishment to every passer by. The Septuagint reads simply, "This lofty house." Why hath the Lord done this? (see <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8, 9</a>). To the "astonishment" prophesied here the parallel adds, "shall hiss" - in a forcible expression found first in <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">2 Chronicles 29:8</a>, and afterwards in Micah (<a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a>)and in Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a>, etc.; <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15, 16</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that temple וְהַבַּ֤יִת (wə·hab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house will now הָיָ֣ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be become a heap of rubble. עֶלְי֔וֹן (‘el·yō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme All לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who pass עֹבֵ֥ר (‘ō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on it by עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against will be appalled יִשֹּׁ֑ם (yiš·šōm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy and say, וְאָמַ֗ר (wə·’ā·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Why בַּמֶּ֨ה (bam·meh) Preposition-b | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what has the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel done עָשָׂ֤ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make such a thing כָּ֔כָה (kā·ḵāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3602.htm">Strong's 3602: </a> Just so to this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land לָאָ֥רֶץ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and to this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that temple?’ וְלַבַּ֥יִת (wə·lab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 7:21 This house which is so high everyone (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:22" /></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>