aCf. 1 Kings 8.54–9.9. When Solomon finished praying, fire descended from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and GOD’s glory filled the House.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וככלות
482
שלמה
375
להתפלל
575
והאש
312
ירדה
219
מהשמים
435
ותאכל
457
העלה
110
והזבחים
78
וכבוד
38
יהוה
26
מלא
71
אתהבית
818
II Chronicles 7:2
Gematria: 1739
ולאיכלוהכהניםלבואאלביתיהוהכימלאכבודיהוהאתביתיהוה
The priests could not enter the House of GOD, for GOD’s glory filled the House of GOD.
All the Israelites witnessed the descent of the fire and GOD’s glory on the House; they knelt with their faces to the ground and prostrated themselves, praising GOD, “who is good—and whose steadfast love is eternal.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
וכל
56
בני
62
ישראל
541
ראים
251
ברדת
606
האש
306
וכבוד
38
יהוה
26
עלהבית
517
ויכרעו
312
אפים
131
ארצה
296
עלהרצפה
480
וישתחוו
736
והדות
421
ליהוה
56
כי
30
טוב
17
כי
30
לעולם
176
חסדו
78
II Chronicles 7:4
Gematria: 612
והמלךוכלהעםזבחיםזבחלפנייהוהס
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before GOD.
The priests stood at their watches; the Levites with the instruments for GOD’s music that King David had made to praise GOD, “whose steadfast love is eternal,” by means of the psalms of David that they knew. The priests opposite them blew trumpets while all Israel were standing.
Solomon consecrated the center of the court in front of the House of GOD, because he presented there the burnt offerings and the fat parts of the offerings of well-being, since the bronze altar that Solomon had made was not able to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat parts.
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he dismissed the people to their homes, rejoicing and in good spirits over the goodness that GOD had shown to David and Solomon and the people Israel.
Thus Solomon finished building the House of GOD and the royal palace; Solomon succeeded in everything he had set his heart on accomplishing with regard to the House of GOD and his palace.
GOD appeared tobappeared to Or “made contact with.” Solomon at night and said to him, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this site as My House of sacrifice.
when My people, who bear My name, humble themselves, pray, and seek My favor and turn from their evil ways, I will hear in My heavenly abode and forgive their sins and heal their land.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויכנעו
162
עמי
120
אשר
501
נקראשמי
701
עליהם
155
ויתפללו
562
ויבקשו
424
פני
140
וישבו
324
מדרכיהם
319
הרעים
325
ואני
67
אשמע
411
מןהשמים
485
ואסלח
105
לחטאתם
488
וארפא
288
אתארצם
732
II Chronicles 7:15
Gematria: 3570
עתהעינייהיופתחותואזניקשבותלתפלתהמקוםהזה
Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers from this place.
then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, in accordance with the Covenant I made with your father David, saying, ‘You shall never lack a descendantcYou shall never lack a descendant See note at 1 Kings 2.4. ruling over Israel.’
then I will uproot IsraeldIsrael Heb. “them”; cf. 1 Kings 9.7. from My land that I gave them, and this House that I consecrated to My name I shall cast out of my sight, and make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
And the reply will be, ‘It is because they forsook the ETERNAL God of their ancestors who freed them from the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore all this calamity was brought upon them.’”