2 Chronicles 7:1
in 2 Chronicles 7When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of Jehovah filled the house.
KJV
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
⋯
This verse in 2 Chronicles 7
Commentary
7 notes on this verseNow when Solomon had made an end of praying,.... The prayer recorded in the preceding chapter: the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; which was the token God gave of his acceptance of them, of which there had been several instances before, Lev 9:24, 1Ki 18:38, and the glory of the Lord filled the house; the glory of the Shechinah of the Lord, as the Targum, see 1Ki 8:11.
This site's exposition
the fire came down from heaven
on 2 Chronicles 7:1-2
Fire falling to consume the offering is a mark this Chronicles account adds where Kings is silent, joining the fire that fell on the tabernacle in Lev 9:24, on Elijah's altar in 1 Ki 18:38, and on David's altar at the threshingfloor in 1 Chr 21:26. The glory that filled the house at the ark's entry in 5:13-14 returns and holds, and this time the priests cannot go back in to minister. Barnes notes the fact is missing from the parallel in Kings and calls the omission no contradiction; Gill reads the fire as the same token of acceptance given at the tabernacle and at Carmel.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
38 ); and, in general, to accept the burnt-sacrifice is, in the Hebrew phrase, to turn it to ashes, Ps. xx. The fire came down here, not upon the killing of the sacrifices, but the praying of the prayer. This fire intimated that God was, (1.) Glorious in himself; for our God is a consuming fire, terrible even in his holy places.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-citation-number+unbalanced-parens
As a farther token that God accepted Solomon's prayer, the glory of the Lord filled the house; the heart that is filled with an holy awe and reverence of the divine glory, to which God manifests his greatness, and (which is no less his glory) his goodness, is thereby owned as a living temple.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The fire came down from heaven - As in the time of Moses on the dedication of the tabernacle Lev 9:24 The fact is omitted from the narrative of Kings; but omission is not contradiction.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering--Every act of worship was accompanied by a sacrifice. The preternatural stream of fire kindled the mass of flesh, and was a token of the divine acceptance of Solomon's prayer (see on Le 9:24;
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase+unbalanced-parens
The fire came down - The cloud had come down before, now the fire consumes the sacrifice, showing that both the house and the sacrifices were accepted by the Lord.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּכְכַלּ֤וֹת | ukhekhalot | and just as finished | H3615 → | 208 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל | lehitpalel | to pray | H6419 → | 84 times |
| וְהָאֵ֗שׁ | vehaesh | and the fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| יָֽרְדָה֙ | yaredah | it came down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| מֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | mehashamayim | from the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| וַתֹּ֥אכַל | vatokhal | and it consumed | H398 → | 810 times |
| הָעֹלָ֖ה | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְהַזְּבָחִ֑ים | vehazevachim | and the sacrifices | H2077 → | 162 times |
| וּכְב֥וֹד | ukhevod | and [the] glory of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מָלֵ֥א | male' | it filled | H4390 → | 249 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבָּֽיִת׃ | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
וּכְכַלּ֤וֹתand just as finished
ukhekhalotH3615 →208 times
שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔לto pray
lehitpalelH6419 →84 times
וְהָאֵ֗שׁand the fire
vehaeshH784 →378 times
יָֽרְדָה֙it came down
yaredahH3381 →381 times
מֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםfrom the heavens
mehashamayimH8064 →421 times
וַתֹּ֥אכַלand it consumed
vatokhalH398 →810 times
הָעֹלָ֖הthe burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְהַזְּבָחִ֑יםand the sacrifices
vehazevachimH2077 →162 times
וּכְב֥וֹדand [the] glory of
ukhevodH3519 →200 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מָלֵ֥אit filled
male'H4390 →249 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַבָּֽיִת׃the house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
it leads to
- Leviticus 9:24
Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 21:26
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 6:21
Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 18:24
Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered,…
- Leviticus 10:2
So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
- Leviticus 9:24
Through
1 Kings 18:24Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered,…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 18:38
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 18:38
Through
Ezekiel 44:4Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 1:28
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the…
- Ezekiel 3:23
So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
- Ezekiel 1:28
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies2
On this verse
On this chapter
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.