2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 7:1–2
1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. 2The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
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2 Chronicles 7:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| had finished | וּכְכַלּ֤וֹת | ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| praying | לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל | lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| fire | וְהָאֵ֗שׁ | wə·hā·’êš | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| came down | יָֽרְדָה֙ | yā·rə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| from heaven | מֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | mê·haš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and consumed | וַתֹּ֥אכַל | wat·tō·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| the burnt offering | הָעֹלָ֖ה | hā·‘ō·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| and the sacrifices | וְהַזְּבָחִ֑ים | wə·haz·zə·ḇā·ḥîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2077 sacrifice |
| and the glory | וּכְב֥וֹד | ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| filled | מָלֵ֥א | mā·lê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| the temple | הַבָּֽיִת׃ | hab·bā·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
2 Chronicles 7:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The priests | הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| were unable | יָֽכְלוּ֙ | yā·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to enter | לָב֖וֹא | lā·ḇō·w | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the glory | כְבוֹד־ | ḵə·ḇō·wḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had filled | מָלֵ֥א | mā·lê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 7:1 1 Kings 18:38 · Leviticus 9:23–24 · 1 Chronicles 21:26 · 1 Kings 18:24 · Ezekiel 43:5 · Ezekiel 44:4 · Malachi 3:1–2 · Genesis 15:17 · Exodus 40:34–35 · 2 Chronicles 5:13–14 · Acts 16:25–26 · 1 Kings 8:10–11
2 Chronicles 7:2 Revelation 15:8 · 2 Chronicles 5:14 · Exodus 24:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.