2 Chronicles 7:11

God's Promise and Warning

11 1Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's palace, and successfully completed all that he had planned * * on doing in the house of the LORD and in his palace.

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 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days and the feast seven days.
10 Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy of heart because of the goodness that the LORD had shown to David and to Solomon and to His people Israel.
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's palace, and successfully completed all that he had planned on doing in the house of the LORD and in his palace.
12 Then the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
13 "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people,

Cross References 1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "came upon the heart of Solomon to do"
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