2 Chronicles 7:4
New International Version
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

New Living Translation
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD.

English Standard Version
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

King James Bible
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

New King James Version
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.

NASB 1995
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.

NASB 1977
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the king and all the people were offering sacrifices before Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
Then the king and all the people offered a sacrifice before the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
The king and all the people were offering sacrifices in the LORD’s presence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king and all the people were offering sacrifices in the LORD’s presence.

American Standard Version
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before Jehovah.

English Revised Version
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD.

Good News Translation
Then Solomon and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD.

International Standard Version
Then the king and all the people kept on offering sacrifices in the presence of the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

NET Bible
The king and all the people were presenting sacrifices to the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

World English Bible
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
And the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the king and all the people sacrificed sacrifices before Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king and all the people sacrificed victims before the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then the king and all the people were immolating victims before the Lord.

New American Bible
The king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the King and all the people were sacrificing sacrifices to LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the king and all the people were offering sacrifices before the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Sacrifices of Dedication
4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. 5And 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.…

Cross References
1 Kings 8:62-63
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.

2 Chronicles 5:6
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.

1 Kings 9:25
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.

2 Chronicles 29:31-36
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. ...

2 Chronicles 30:24
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.

2 Chronicles 35:7-9
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.

1 Kings 3:4
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.

1 Kings 18:38-39
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!”

Leviticus 9:24
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.

Ezra 6:16-17
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.

Nehemiah 12:43
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.

Psalm 51:19
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Romans 12:1
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.

Hebrews 13:15-16
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.

1 Peter 2:5
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.


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2 Chronicles 7
1. God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heaven,
2. and glory in the temple, the people worship him
4. Solomon's solemn sacrifice
8. Solomon having kept the feasts of tabernacles and dedication, dismisses the people
12. God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition














Then the king
This phrase refers to King Solomon, who was the reigning monarch of Israel at the time. Solomon's role as king is significant because he was not only a political leader but also a spiritual leader who was responsible for guiding the nation in worship and obedience to God. The Hebrew word for "king" is "melek," which denotes authority and governance. Solomon's leadership in offering sacrifices underscores his commitment to God and sets an example for the people to follow. Historically, Solomon's reign was marked by peace and prosperity, allowing him to focus on spiritual matters, such as the dedication of the Temple.

and all the people
This phrase emphasizes the collective participation of the nation of Israel in the act of worship. The Hebrew word for "people" is "am," which often refers to a community bound by common identity and purpose. The inclusion of "all the people" highlights the unity and communal aspect of worship in ancient Israel. It reflects the idea that worship is not just an individual act but a corporate one, where the entire community comes together to honor God. This unity in worship is a powerful testament to the shared faith and commitment of the Israelites.

offered sacrifices
The act of offering sacrifices was central to the worship practices of ancient Israel. The Hebrew word for "sacrifices" is "zebach," which refers to offerings made to God, often involving the slaughter of animals. Sacrifices were a way for the people to express their devotion, seek atonement for sins, and maintain a covenant relationship with God. In the context of 2 Chronicles 7, the sacrifices were part of the dedication of the Temple, symbolizing the people's dedication and consecration to God. This act of worship was both a physical and spiritual offering, demonstrating the people's reverence and submission to the LORD.

before the LORD
This phrase signifies the presence of God and the acknowledgment of His sovereignty. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred and personal name of God, often rendered as "Yahweh." Offering sacrifices "before the LORD" indicates that the worship was directed towards God and conducted in His presence. It underscores the belief that God is not distant but actively involved in the lives of His people. The Temple, where these sacrifices were made, was considered the dwelling place of God's presence on earth, making the act of worship a direct encounter with the divine. This phrase reminds believers of the importance of approaching God with humility and reverence, recognizing His holiness and majesty.

(4-10) THE SACRIFICES AND THE FESTIVAL. (Comp. 1Kings 8:62-66.) The two narratives are again mainly coincident.

(4) Then.--And.

Offered sacrifices.--Were sacrificing a sacrifice. LXX., ??????? ??????. Vulg., "immolabant."

Verses 4, 5. - 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 all the people. The parallel tells us that the sacrifices in part were peace offerings, eatable, therefore, by priests and people. Large as the numbers of the oxen and sheep sacrificed, yet indications in the narrative round about do something to sustain them, as e.g. 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 middle of the court, i.e. 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 (Leviticus 19:6) 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 sheep apiece for the former number, and an ox 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 1 Kings 8:63 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.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the king
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (wə·ham·me·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people
הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

offered
זֹבְחִ֥ים (zō·ḇə·ḥîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

sacrifices
זֶ֖בַח (ze·ḇaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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