2 Chronicles 7:4

The Temple Dedication

4 Then the king and all the people were offering a sacrifice before Yahweh.

2 Chronicles 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 4,5. Then the king and all the people
Of these two verses, (See Gill on 1 Kings 8:62), (See Gill on 1 Kings 8:63).

2 Chronicles 7:4 In-Context

2 And the priests were not able to go into the house of Yahweh, for the glory of Yahweh had filled the house.

3 When all the {Israelites} saw the fire come down and the glory of Yahweh upon the house, they knelt down [with their] faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] everlasting.

4 Then the king and all the people were offering a sacrifice before Yahweh.

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

6 And the priests stood at their posts with the Levites, with the instruments of the song of Yahweh that King David had made to give thanks to Yahweh--for his loyal love [is] everlasting--whenever David offered praise by their hand. Now the priests sounded trumpets [standing] opposite them, and all Israel stood.