2 Chronicls 7-9 - If My People Pray

Fire from Heaven

2Ch 7:1 LSB - [1] Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

Rev 21:23 LSB - [23] And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp [is] the Lamb.

 

The Dedication of the Temple

2Ch 7:8 LSB - [8] So Solomon celebrated the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from Lebo-hamath to the brook of Egypt.

If My People Pray

2Ch 7:13-14 LSB - [13] "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, [14] and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

2Ch 7:15 LSB - [15] "Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer [offered] in this place.

Solomon Builds Cities

2Ch 8:11 LSB - [11] Then Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the ark of Yahweh has entered."

The Queen of Sheba

2Ch 9:1 LSB - [1] Now the queen of Sheba heard the report about Solomon. So she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very glorious retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

2Ch 9:12 LSB - [12] Thus King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she asked, besides [a return for] what she had brought to the king. Then she turned around and went to her own land together with her servants.

Solomon’s Riches and Wisdom

2Ch 9:22-23 LSB - [22] So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. [23] And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

The Death of Solomon