2 Chronicles 7:3

Solomon Dedicates the Temple

1 When ^aSolomon had finished praying, ^bfire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and ^cthe glory of the Lord filled the¹ temple.

2 ^aAnd the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.

3 When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying:
^a“For He is good,
^bFor His mercy endures forever.”

4 ^aThen the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.

5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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2 Chronicles 7:3

With their faces - Thus expressing their awful dread of the Divine Majesty, their chearful submission to the Divine authority, and the sense they had of their utter unworthiness to enter into his presence. Upon - The cloud first came down upon the house, and then entered into the house, and was seen both within it by the priests, and without it by the people.

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