2 Chronicles 7:11

If My People Pray

11 1Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the LORD and in his own house he successfully accomplished.

2 Chronicles 7:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 7:11

Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord
With which begins ( 1 Kings 11:1 ) , (See Gill on 1 Kings 11:1).

2 Chronicles 7:11 In-Context

9 And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.
10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity that the LORD had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the LORD and in his own house he successfully accomplished.
12 Then the LORD appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.
13 When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people,

Cross References 1

  • 1. For ver. 11-22, see 1 Kings 9:1-9
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